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Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley (born Rochelle Levine January 20, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of the city of Las Vegas as well as the Las Vegas Strip. She is the first Jewish woman and second member of the Jewish faith elected to Congress from Nevada, the other being "Chic" Hecht. She is also the second woman elected to Congress from Nevada, and the first elected as a Democrat.— Excerpted from Shelley Berkley on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
Rochelle Levine BerkleyRochelle LevineBerkley Berkley,_Rochelle Levine Shelley Berkley, official 110th Congress photo portrait.jpg Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley (born Rochelle Levine January 20, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of the city of Las Vegas as well as the Las Vegas Strip. She is the first Jewish woman and second member of the Jewish faith elected to Congress from Nevada, the other being "Chic" Hecht. She is also the second woman elected to Congress from Nevada, and the first elected as a Democrat.— Excerpted from Shelley Berkley on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 1951
Shelley Berkley