Victoria A. Dooling

Victoria A. Dooling
Born 1944
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Residence Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Education William Howard Taft High School
Alma mater Los Angeles Pierce College
Occupation Politician
Political party Republican Party
Spouse(s) Richard Dooling (deceased)
Children 1 son, 1 daughter

Victoria A. Dooling (born 1944) is an American politician. She serves as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.

Early life

Victoria Dooling was born in 1944 in Houston, Texas.[1] She was educated at the William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, near Los Angeles.[1] She graduated from the Los Angeles Pierce College.[1]

Career

Dooling serves 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]

Personal life

With her husband Richard, she had a son, Todd, and a daughter, Candace.[1] Her husband died in 2015.[8] She resides in Henderson, Nevada.[1]

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