House, Nevada , District #1

Berkley

Contact Information

Berkley
2340 Paseo Del Prado, Suite D-106 
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
702.220.9823
702.220.9841 (fax)
http://berkley.house.gov/


Home Town: New York, NY
Committees: International Relations, Transportation and Infrastructure

Bio

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives in January, 1999. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation.

The Congresswoman has lived in Las Vegas for over four decades. She has a deep sense of commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity for her. She also has never forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and found it in Las Vegas. Shelley completed junior high and high school in Las Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled in UNLV. Elected Student Body President, 1971-1972, she graduated with honors and a B.A. in Political Science from UNLV in 1972. After earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1976, Shelley returned to Las Vegas to begin her career.

Since being sworn in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 1999, Congresswoman Berkley has successfully sought appointments that enable her to meet the needs of Southern Nevada.

House Committee Assignments

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
  • Subcommittee on Aviation

Committee on Veterans Affairs

  • Subcommittee on disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Ranking Member)

Committee on International Relations

  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats

Caucus Assignments

Task Force on Education
Task Force on Health Care
Task Force on the Economy
Task Force on Homeland Security
The Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism

Previous Public Offices
Shelley is a former Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board in 1990 by the Governor, she subsequently served two terms. She completed her second term on the Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all qualified students.

Serving in the Nevada State Assembly from 1982 through 1984, Shelley championed consumer protection for car buyers and mobile home owners, fought for tougher drunk driving laws, and founded the Senior Law Project.

Accomplishment in Industry
Shelley Berkley has held key positions in the private sector during a career that spans nearly a quarter of a century:

Former Vice President of Government and Legal Affairs, Sands Hotel.
Former Chair, Board of the Nevada Hotel and Motel Association.
Past member, Board of Trustees of Sunrise-Columbia Hospital (an unpaid position).
Former In-House counsel for Southwest Gas Corp.
Former Deputy Director, Nevada State Commerce Department.
Member, County, State and National Bar Association.
Former National Director of the American Hotel-Motel Association.
Served as a Delegate to the White House Conference on Tourism

Personal
Shelley Berkley is the proud mother of two sons; Sam, who recently returned from studying in Israel and will be attending UNLV in the Fall of 2005, and Max, a recent graduate of the University of Arizona. In March of 1999, she married Dr. Lawrence Lehrner a practicing Nephrologist in Las Vegas who has two children of his own; David, putting his graduate degree from Indiana University to use at MGM Mirage, and Stephanie, a Family Practice physician. In her limited leisure time, Congresswoman Berkley enjoys historical fiction and entertaining guests with her gourmet cooking.