Legislative Biography -- 72nd (2003) Session

Sandra J. Tiffany

Republican

Clark County Senatorial

District No. 5

Businesswoman

E-mail: [email protected]

Born: 1949; Spokane, Washington.

Educated: National Certificate in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Holy Family Hospital School of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. Completed business management courses, University of California, Los Angeles; computer science and math courses, Eastern Michigan State University.

Children: Courtney Tiffany.

Hobbies/Special Interests: Fitness, travel.

Legislative Service: Nevada Assembly, 1993-2001; Nevada Senate, 2003—two special and six regular sessions; Co-Speaker pro Tempore, 1995; Co-Chairman, Assembly Committee on Commerce, 1995; Co-Vice Chairman, Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, 1995. Past Member: Assembly Committees on Election, Procedures, and Ethics; Government Affairs; and Taxation. Member: Assembly Committees on Health and Human Services, Taxation, and Ways and Means, 2001. Member, Legislative Commission, 1998-2000.

Affiliations: Board of Directors, Animal Foundation; Board of Directors, Desert Research Institute; Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth Advisory Board; Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Issues Committee; National Council of State Legislatures; American Legislative Exchange Council; Member, Republican Women of Las Vegas; Member, Women in Government; Advisory Board, NEW (National Education for Women’s) Leadership; Advisory Board, Community College of Southern Nevada; Advisory Board, Women’s Prison Continuum of Service; Council of State Governments–West; Board of Directors, Good Will.

Personal and Professional Achievements: Named Southern Nevada Assembly Legislator of the Year by the Nevada Association of Independent Businesses, 1997; Co-Founder, Computer Methods (manufacturer of nuclear medicine image processing systems); Top Executive, Intergraph (a Fortune 500 company).