Victoria A. Dooling Explained

Victoria A. Dooling
State Assembly:Nevada
District:41st
Term Start:November 5, 2014
Term End:November 9, 2016
Predecessor:Paul Aizley
Successor:Sandra Jauregui
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Residence:Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Education:William Howard Taft High School
Alma Mater:Los Angeles Pierce College
Party:Republican Party
Spouse:Richard Dooling (deceased)
Children:2

Victoria A. Dooling (born 1944) is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2014 until 2016.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assemblywoman Victoria A. Dooling. Nevada Legislature. February 6, 2016.
  2. News: Ford. Zack. Nevada Lawmaker Proposes New Anti-Transgender Bill Pushed By Out-Of-State Lobbyist. February 6, 2016. ThinkProgress. March 30, 2015.
  3. News: Kellaway. Mitch. Nevada Becomes 6th State to Introduce Transphobic Legislation This Year. February 6, 2016. The Advocate. March 31, 2015.
  4. News: Kellaway. Mitch. Nevada's Transphobic Student 'Bathroom Bill' Passes First Assembly Vote. February 6, 2016. The Advocate. April 14, 2015.
  5. Web site: Full Assembly to hear Nevada transgender bill.
  6. Web site: Nevada to protect all students' privacy in transgender bathroom debate. 23 March 2015 .
  7. Web site: Assembly rejects transgender 'bathroom bill'.
  8. News: Messerly . Megan . District 41 Assemblywoman Dooling won't seek re-election . May 25, 2021 . Las Vegas Sun . March 11, 2016.
  9. News: Botkin. Ben. Henderson Assemblywoman Dooling's husband dies. February 6, 2016. Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 31, 2015.