Sen. Valerie Wiener

Valerie Wiener

Office: Clark County Senate District 3 including south central and west metropolitan Las Vegas

Party: Democrat

Legislative assignments: Minority Whip, member of Judiciary, Human Resources/Education and Legislative Operations/Elections committees

Office: 2100

Legislative phone: (775) 684-1422

Office phone: (702) 871-6536

Address: 3540 W. Sahara No. 352

Las Vegas, NV 89102-5816

E-mail: vwiener@sen.state.nv.us

Legislative service: elected Senate 1997-2008, Minority Whip 2001-2006

Occupation: positioning strategist, author, publisher, consultant, speaker

Born: Oct. 30, 1948

Education: Master of Arts in journalism from the University of Missouri, Master of Arts from the University of Illinois

Hobbies/Special Interests: Community service, writing, reading, physical training and competition

Personal and professional achievements: president/CEO Wiener Communications Group, president/CEO PowerMark Publishing, author of "Power Communications: Positioning Yourself for High Visibility" and "Gang Free: Friendship Choices for Today's Youth," "The Nesting Syndrome: Grown Children Living at Home," "Power Positioning: Advancing Yourself as THE Expert and Winning the War Against Youth Gangs." Outstanding Achievement Award from the National Federation of Press Women in 1991, Nevada Senior Olympics Gold Medalist in fitness and weightlifting 1998-2002, gold medalist swimming in 2002, Distinguished Senior Athlete Nevada Senior Olympics 2000, one of 27 in nation honored as "Healthy School Heroes" 2002, Leadership Las Vegas Hall of Fame