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  Koivisto, Ellen
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NameEllen Koivisto
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Born August 11, 1943 (82 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
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Dec 27, 2024 07:45pm
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InfoEducated: Morris High School, Morris, Minnesota; Mesabi Community College, Virginia, Minnesota; continuing education classes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Married: Victor Koivisto, Sr.

Children: Beth Medina, Kristina Tackett, Victor Koivisto, Jr., Valerie Fitzpatrick; nine grandchildren.

Hobbies/Special Interests: Quilting, sewing, reading, travel.


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Legislative Service: Nevada Assembly, 1997-2003�two special and four regular sessions.



Affiliations: Paradise Democratic Club; Clark County Women�s Democratic Club; Seniors United; Nevada Women�s Lobby; Clark County Democratic Central Committee; Hispanics in Politics; Sunrise Mountain United Methodist Church Outreach Committee; Southern Nevada Women�s Political Caucus; Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence; National Conference of State Legislatures� (NCSL) Forum for State Health Policy Leadership; NCSL Study Group on Chemical Weapons; Health Capacity Task Force, Council of State Governments; Nevada National Organization for Women; Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; Hispanic Democratic Caucus; WILL/WAND (Women Legislators� Lobby/Women�s Actions for New Directions); Women�s Research Institute of Nevada, New Leadership.



Personal and Professional Achievements: Participant, UNLV Race Walk, Corporate Challenge, 1995; Alternate, UNLV Range Shooting Team, Corporate Challenge, 1996; Speaker, Nevada Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 1999; UNLV Television Town Hall Panel Participant-Health Care Reform, November 1999; Guest Speaker, Duane D. Keller Middle School 7th Grade Awards Ceremony, May 2000; Judge, History Day 2000, Nevada State Museum, Lorenzi Park, Las Vegas; Member, Inaugural Class�Western Legislative Academy, Council of State Governments��West; Americas� Legislators Back to School Day, 1999-2000; PAYBAC Program-Duane D. Keller Middle School and Dell Robison Middle School; Speaker, Nevada Social Workers Conference, UNLV, April 2000; UNLV Television Town Hall Panel�Health Care, December 2001; Legislators� Back to School Day�September 2002.




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  11/04/2008 NV State Assembly 14 Won 69.29% (+38.57%)
  11/07/2006 NV State Assembly 14 Won 74.90% (+49.80%)
  08/15/2006 NV State Assembly 14-D Primary Won 73.26% (+46.53%)
  11/02/2004 NV State Assembly 14 Won 61.17% (+27.74%)
  11/05/2002 NV State Assembly 14 Won 57.58% (+23.22%)
  11/07/2000 NV State Assembly 14 Won 56.24% (+12.48%)
  11/03/1998 NV State Assembly 14 Won 63.42% (+26.84%)
  11/05/1996 NV State Assembly 14 Won 55.20% (+10.40%)
  09/03/1996 NV State Assembly 14 - D Primary Won 52.22% (+27.74%)
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