Bill Raggio

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Bill Raggio
Nevada State Senate Washoe 3 District
Incumbent
Assumed office 1973
Current term ends 2013
Political party	Republican
Profession	Attorney
Website	Senate website

Bill Raggio (b. October 30, 1926) is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Washoe 3 District.

Education

Raggio attended Lousiana Tech, the University of Oklahoma, and Boalt Hall College of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He then earned his BA from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1948. He went on to receive his JD from Hastings College of Law at the University of California in 1951.

Professional experience

Raggio served in the United States National Reserve. He was Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1944 to 1946. He then worked as Assistant District Attorney for Washoe County, Nevada, from 1952 to 1958. He was also District Attorney for Washoe County, Nevada, from 1958 to 1970. Raggio was an attorney for Raggio, Wooster and Linder from 1980 to 1981. He then worked as Senior Partner for Vargas-Bartlett from 1991 to 1998. He has been an attorney for Jonas-Vargas Law Firm since 1998. He is also currently Director for the Archon Corporation.

Political experience

Raggio joined the Nevada State Senate in 1973 and has served in that position since. He also served as an alternate on the Legislative Commission from 1985 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1993. He was a member of the Legislative Commission from 1973 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1997. Raggio was Senate Minority Floor Leader from 1977 to 1979, 1983 to 1986, and in 1991 and 2009. He was Majority Floor Leader from 1987 to 1989 and from 1993 to the present. He currently represents the Washoe 3 District. He is also currently a member of the Washoe County Republican State Central Committee.

Committee membership

• Finance Committee, Nevada Senate
• Government Affairs Committee, Nevada Senate
• Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, Nevada Senate

Personal life

Raggio and his wife, Dale, have three children.

External links

• Official Nevada State Senate website
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992

v • d • e Current members of the Nevada Senate President Pro Tempore: Michael Schneider • Senate Majority Leader: Steven Horsford (D) • Senate Minority Leader: Bill Raggio (R)     Mike McGinness (R) John Jay Lee (D) Maggie Carlton (D) Valerie Wiener (D) Steven Horsford (D) Shirley Breeden (D) Joyce Woodhouse (D) Allison Copening (D) Terry Care (D) David Parks (D) Barbara Cegavske (R) Dean Rhoads (R) Bernice Mathews (D) Maurice Washington (R) Bill Raggio (R) Randolph Townsend (R) Dennis Nolan (R) Bob Coffin (D) Michael Schneider (D) Warren Hardy (R) Mark Amodei (R) Democratic (12) • Republican (9) • Nevada Assembly • Nevada Senate

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