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Frankie Sue Del Papa
29th Attorney General of Nevada
In office
January 7, 1991 – January 6, 2003
GovernorBob Miller
Kenny Guinn
Preceded byBrian McKay
Succeeded byBrian Sandoval
13th Secretary of State of Nevada
In office
January 5, 1987 – January 7, 1991
GovernorRichard Bryan
Bob Miller
Preceded byWilliam D. Swackhamer
Succeeded byCheryl Lau
Personal details
Born (1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 74)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Alma materGeorge Washington University
University of Nevada, Reno
ProfessionAttorney and politician
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Frankie Sue Del Papa (born September 21, 1949) is an American attorney and politician in the state of Nevada. She was the first woman elected as the Secretary of State of Nevada in 1986 and the first woman elected as the Nevada Attorney General, a position that she held between 1991 and 2003.

Early life

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Del Papa earned a bachelors of arts degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1971 and graduated from George Washington University Law School with a J.D. in 1974.[1][2][3] She was the first woman elected as student body president at the University of Nevada.[4] She was an associate at the law office of Lesley B. Gray in Reno, Nevada, between 1975 and 1978, a partner at the law offices of Thornton and Del Papa between 1979 and 1984, and worked in private practice in Reno between 1984 and 1987.[3]

Political career

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She was the first woman elected as the Secretary of State of Nevada in the 1986 general election and the first woman elected as the Nevada Attorney General, winning the 1990 general election, the 1994 general election, and the 1998 general election.[5] Del Papa was not eligible to run for a fourth term in 2002 due to lifetime term limits established by the Nevada Constitution.[citation needed] She ran for Governor of Nevada in 1998 and for U.S. Senate in 1999 but dropped out of both elections due to lack of funds.[6]

After retiring from politics, she served as the co-chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign in Nevada.[6] Currently, she sits on the bipartisan advisory board of the States United Democracy Center.[7]

Partial works

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Secretary of State: Frankie Sue Del Papa". Nevada State Library and Archives. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  • ^ Bowers, Michael Wayne (October 23, 2006). The Sagebrush State: Nevada's History, Government, And Politics. University of Nevada Press. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-87417-682-7. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  • ^ a b Dolling, Yolanda, ed. (1991). Who's who of women in world politics (1st ed.). London: Bowker-Saur. p. 63. ISBN 0-86291-627-5. OCLC 24380132.
  • ^ "NNWLA Celebrates Women's History Month". NNWLA SCOOP the Newsletter of the Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association. 11 (3). NNWLA: 2. March 2008.
  • ^ Hulse, James W. (July 9, 2004). The Silver State: Nevada's Heritage Reinterpreted. University of Nevada Press. pp. 260–. ISBN 978-0-87417-592-9. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  • ^ a b Palchikoff, Kim (June 19, 2017). "Trailblazing Nevada attorney speaks to women in politics and the state's big challenges". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  • ^ "FRANKIE SUE DEL PAPA". States United Democracy Center. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
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    Political offices
    Preceded by

    William D. Swackhamer

    Secretary of State of Nevada
    January 5, 1987 – January 7, 1991
    Succeeded by

    Cheryl Lau

    Legal offices
    Preceded by

    Brian McKay

    Attorney General of Nevada
    January 7, 1991 – January 6, 2003
    Succeeded by

    Brian Sandoval


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