Chris Giunchigliani

Christina R. Giunchigliani (pronounced /dʒʊŋˌkɪliˈɑːni/ juung-kil-ee-ahn-ee;^[1] born November 27, 1954) is a Clark County Commissioner for District E in Clark County, Nevada which includes Las Vegas. She is often referred to as "Chris G." ^[2]

Biography

Giunchigliani was born to American parents in Lucca, Italy. The oldest of six children (three girls and three boys), Giunchigliani grew up in Chicago, Illinois.^[3]

Giunchigliani attended Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. She worked in retail, bartended and waitressed to pay her way through college, graduating in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in special education.^[2]

After teaching special education in Shawnee Mission, Kansas for two years, Chris moved to Las Vegas, and worked her way to another degree, this time at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, earning a master’s degree in education with special emphasis on the emotionally disturbed.^[3]

Political career

She served as president of the Clark County Education Association from 1983 through 1987 and as president of the Nevada State Education Association from 1987 through 1991.^[3]

From 1991 to 2006 she served in the Nevada Assembly. In 2006, she was elected to the Clark County Commission.^[4] Tick Segerblom replaced her in the Nevada Assembly.
In 2011, Giunchigliani ran for Mayor of the City of Las Vegas and lost.^{[5] [6]}

Boards and Committees

• Southern Nevada Water Authority

References

1. ^ Chris Giunchigliani
2. ^ ^{a b} Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani
3. ^ ^{a b c} Chris Giunchigliani
4. ^ Assemblywoman Christina R. Giunchigliani
5. ^ [Fox5Vegas.com 2011 Mayoral Race Coverage]
6. ^ 2011 Mayor for Las Vegas candidate website

See Also

Nevada State Legislature

Preceded by -	Nevada Assembly District 9 1991 - 2006	Succeeded by Tick Segerblom
Preceded by Myrna Williams	Clark County Commission District E 2007 -	Succeeded by incumbent

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