Robin L. Titus (born February 21, 1954) is an American physician and politician. She serves as a Republican member of the

Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the pr ...

representing the 17th district. She previously served in the

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Early life

Titus was born in

Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County. It was the federal capital, capital of the United States from November 1 until D ...

. She was educated at the

Smith Valley Smith Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census. Geography and name Smith Valley is located in southwestern Lyon County at (38.819204, -119.355912), occupying ...

High School, graduating in 1972. She graduated from the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...

, where she received a bachelor of science in 1976, and she became a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in

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in 1981.

Career

Titus is a physician in

Lyon County, Nevada Lyon County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 59,235. Lyon County is a part of the Reno metropolitan area. History Lyon County was one of the ...

. In 1989, she had an office in

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

and another one in

Yerington Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,121 at the 2020 census. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. It is nam ...

. She stopped delivering babies when the insurance premiums were raised and she could no longer afford them. However, by 2014, she still maintained a medical practice in Wellington. Titus served as a Republican member of the

, where she represents District 38. She is the president of the Smith Valley Historical Society. Titus was elected to the

in 2022 and was subsequently elected Senate Minority Leader in January 2024.

Personal life

Titus is married to Allen Veil, who previously served as the sheriff of Lyon County. She has two children. They reside in

Wellington, Nevada Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an unincorporated town in southwestern Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It lies along State Route 208, southwest of the city of Yerington, the county seat of Lyon County. Wellington ...

References

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