James David Santini

Infobox_Congressman


name=James David Santini


state=Nevada
district=At-Large
term_start = January 3, 1975
term_end = January 3, 1983
preceded=David Towell
succeeded=Harry Reid (1st District)
Barbara Vucanovich (2nd District)
date of birth= birth date and age|1937|8|13
place of birth=Reno, Nevada
dead = alive
date of death=
place of death=
residence=
spouse=
profession=Attorney, Lobbyist
religion=
party=Democratic, Republican (after 1986)|

James David Santini (born August 13, 1937) was a United States Representative from Nevada.

Santini was born in Reno, Nevada and was a lawyer before entering politics. He was elected to the US House in 1974 and served there from 1975 to 1983, as a Democrat representing the state's at-large district. Santini ran for United States Senate in 1982, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Howard Cannon.

Santini is the last person to represent the entire state in the US House, as reapportionment gave Nevada two Congressional seats as of the 1982 Congressional election. He was succeeded by Democrat Harry Reid and Republican Barbara Vucanovich in the newly-created 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts respectively.

In 1986, he switched to the Republican Party and ran for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Paul Laxalt. Although Santini won the Republican nomination, he was defeated in the general election by Reid. Santini received 47% of the vote.

Today, Santini continues to work in Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist representing a number of tourism-related interests. Among his major clients is the National Tour Association, which retains him as a legislative counsel for government issues related to the national and international tourism industry. Santini has been the federal legislation and regulation Washington, D.C., representative for NTA since 1983.

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