Patricia Anne Cafferata ( Dillon; born November 24, 1940) is an American politician and lawyer. Born in

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, she graduated from

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with a degree in elementary education and received her J.D. degree from

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. She practiced law in

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. Her mother was Barbara Vucanovich who served in the

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from

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and her grandfather was General Thomas Farrell. In 1978, she was elected to the

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as a Republican. Then in 1982, Cafferata was elected Nevada State Treasurer. She served as district attorney in three Nevada counties. She has written several books and articles.Cafferata: Nevada Legislative Manual 1983
leg.state.nv.us. Accessed March 15, 2024. Cafferata was the Republican nominee for

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, losing in a landslide to incumbent

Richard Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and as a United States Senator representing Nevada from 1989 until 2001. A Democrat, Bryan pr ...

References

External links

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