Patricia Dillon Cafferata

Patty Cafferata
Patty Cafferata
17th Treasurer of Nevada
	In office; January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987
Governor	Richard Bryan
Preceded by	Stan Colton
Succeeded by	Ken Santor
Personal details
Born	Patricia Anne Dillon; November 24, 1940; Albany, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Lewis and Clark College (BA); Southwestern University (JD)

Patricia Anne "Patty" Dillon Cafferata (born November 24, 1940) is an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Albany, New York, Cafferata graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a degree in elementary education and received her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law.[1] She practiced law in Reno, Nevada. Her mother was Barbara Vucanovich who served in the United States House of Representatives from Nevada and her grandfather was General Thomas Farrell. In 1978, she was elected to the Nevada Assembly as a Republican. Then in 1982, Cafferata was elected Nevada State Treasurer. She also served as district attorney in three Nevada counties. Cafferata has also written several books and articles.[2][3][4][5] Cafferata was the Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada in 1986, losing in a landslide to popular incumbent Richard Bryan.

References

Patricia D. Cafferata papers, 93-69, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
Patricia D. Cafferata papers, 2010-03, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.

Political offices
Preceded by Stan Colton	Treasurer of Nevada 1983–1987	Succeeded by Ken Santor
Party political offices
Preceded by Robert List	Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada 1986	Succeeded by Jim Gallaway

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