Robin L. Titus (born February 21, 1954) is an American physician and politician. She serves as a
Republican member of the
Nevada Senate representing the
17th
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district. She previously served in the
Nevada Assembly.
Early life
Titus was born in
Trenton, New Jersey.
She was educated at the
Smith Valley
Smith Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Smith Valley is located in southwestern Lyon County at (38.819204, -119.355912), occupying the valle ...
High School, graduating in 1972.
She graduated from the
University of Nevada, Reno, where she received a bachelor of science in 1976, and she became a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the
University of Nevada School of Medicine
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in
Reno, Nevada in 1981.
Career
Titus is a physician in
Lyon County, Nevada.
In 1989, she had an office in
Wellington and another one in
Yerington
Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. It is nam ...
.
She stopped delivering babies when the insurance premiums were raised and she could no longer afford them.
However, by 2014, she still maintained a medical practice in Wellington.
Titus served as a
Republican member of the
Nevada Assembly, where she represents District 38.
She is the president of the Smith Valley Historical Society.
Personal life
Titus is married to Allen Veil, who previously served as the sheriff of Lyon County.
She has two children.
They reside in
Wellington, Nevada
Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an unincorporated town in southwestern Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It lies along State Route 208, southwest of the city of Yerington, the county seat of Lyon County. Wellington ...
.
References
1954 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Living people
People from Lyon County, Nevada
Politicians from Trenton, New Jersey
Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly
University of Nevada, Reno alumni
Women opposition leaders
Women state legislators in Nevada
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