1. Barbara Farrell Vucanovich was an American Republican politician.
17 Facts About Barbara Vucanovich
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Barbara Vucanovich was the first woman from Nevada elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served seven representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997.
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Barbara Vucanovich married James Henry Bugden at the age of 18 but became separated when her husband was assigned overseas during the war.
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Barbara Vucanovich was employed by several New York businesses during the 1940s.
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When Nevada was split into two congressional districts after the 1980 United States census, Laxalt urged Barbara Vucanovich to run for the 2nd District, which included the entire state outside of Las Vegas.
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Barbara Vucanovich faced serious opposition once, in 1992, when Bill Clinton won the electoral votes of Nevada over George Herbert Walker Bush, Vucanovich's choice.
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Barbara Vucanovich supported equal pay and equal treatment for women.
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Barbara Vucanovich served for many years on the House Interior Committee, of which she eventually became the ranking Republican on the Mining and Minerals Subcommittee.
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Barbara Vucanovich served on the House Administration Committee until her appointment in 1991 to the Appropriations Committee.
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Barbara Vucanovich became Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction when the Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives in 1995.
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Barbara Vucanovich campaigned for her seventh term by opposing Clinton administration tax increase proposals on casinos.
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Barbara Vucanovich launched a campaign to become Secretary of the Republican Conference shortly after Congressman Bob Michel announced he would not seek another term.
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Barbara Vucanovich prevailed in a close contest for secretary after a rousing nomination speech by Henry Hyde, a friend and ally in their shared opposition to abortion.
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Barbara Vucanovich positioned herself early in her House career as a conservative leader, having aligned herself with a group of members such as Newt Gingrich, Bob Walker and Vin Weber who were not content with minority status.
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Barbara Vucanovich helped draft two of the ten bills that were part of the Contract with America.
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Barbara Vucanovich served on the Presidential Debate Commission from 1987 to 1997.
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Barbara Vucanovich died at a care facility in Reno on June 10,2013, at the age of 91.