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Official Congressional Biography: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001231	Biography HTML PDF Short Biography HTML PDF

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House History: Elected 1998 won sixth term in 2008 with 67 percent in the 1st District (Las Vegas)
Hometown: Las Vegas
Born: Jan. 20, 1951 in Manhattan, NY
Religion: Jewish
Family: Husband, Larry Lehrner, two children
Education: Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A.1972 (political science) Univ. of San Diego, J.D. 1976
Career: Attorney
Public Service: Nevada Assembly, 1983-85; University and Community College System of Nevada Board of Regents, 1990-1998
Committees: Ways & Means and Foreign Affairs