Victoria A. Dooling

Victoria A. Dooling (born 1944) is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2014 until 2016.

Victoria A. Dooling
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 41st district
In office
November 5, 2014  November 9, 2016
Preceded byPaul Aizley
Succeeded bySandra Jauregui
Personal details
Born1944 (age 7677)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Richard Dooling (deceased)
Children1 son, 1 daughter
ResidenceHenderson, Nevada, U.S.
EducationWilliam Howard Taft High School
Alma materLos Angeles Pierce College

Early life

Victoria Dooling was born in 1944 in Houston, Texas.[1] She was educated at the William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, near Los Angeles.[1] She graduated from the Los Angeles Pierce College.[1]

Career

Dooling served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly, where she was elected in November 2014 to represent District 41, which includes Henderson, Nevada.[1] In March 2015, she proposed a bill that would require that access to segregated public school bathrooms be limited on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity.[2][3][4] The bill, which was called by various sources "transphobic",[3][4] and one that struck "the perfect balance", "a needed safety measure",[5][6] was voted down by a bi-partisan majority.[7]

Dooling retired in 2016.

Personal life

With her husband Richard, she had a son, Todd, and a daughter, Candace.[1] Her husband died in 2015.[8] She resides in Henderson, Nevada.[1]

References


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