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 78–79)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRichard Dooling (deceased)
Children2
Residence(s)Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
EducationWilliam Howard Taft High School
Alma materLos Angeles Pierce College

Early life

Victoria Dooling was born in 1944 in Houston, Texas. She attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, near Los Angeles. 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 chose not to run for reelection in 2016.[8]

Personal life

With her husband Richard, she had a son, Todd, and a daughter, Candace.[1] Her husband died in 2015.[9] She resides in Henderson, Nevada.[1]

References
  1. "Assemblywoman Victoria A. Dooling". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. Ford, Zack (March 30, 2015). "Nevada Lawmaker Proposes New Anti-Transgender Bill Pushed By Out-Of-State Lobbyist". ThinkProgress. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. Kellaway, Mitch (March 31, 2015). "Nevada Becomes 6th State to Introduce Transphobic Legislation This Year". The Advocate. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. Kellaway, Mitch (April 14, 2015). "Nevada's Transphobic Student 'Bathroom Bill' Passes First Assembly Vote". The Advocate. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  5. "Full Assembly to hear Nevada transgender bill".
  6. "Nevada to protect all students' privacy in transgender bathroom debate".
  7. "Assembly rejects transgender 'bathroom bill'".
  8. Messerly, Megan (March 11, 2016). "District 41 Assemblywoman Dooling won't seek re-election". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  9. Botkin, Ben (May 31, 2015). "Henderson Assemblywoman Dooling's husband dies". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2016.


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