| − | [[Image:AnglePortrait300dpiJpeg JPG w300h418.jpg|right|200px|]]'''Sharron Angle''' (born July 26, 1949 in Klamath Falls, Oregon) is a [[Nevada]] [[Republican]], she has served as a member of the Nevada General Assembly from 1999 through 2007, and is also a member of the [[National Rifle Association]] and the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. Sharron Angle attended [[Reno]] public schools and graduated the [[University of Nevada]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. She went on to become a substitute [[teacher]], taught art courses at Western Nevada Community College and co-founded and administrated a twenty-four student [[Christian]] school. Angle was a registered [[Democrat]] from 1984 to 1988, although she voted for [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984, and was in the Independent American Party from 1992 until 1997.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38630.html</ref> | + | [[Image:AnglePortrait300dpiJpeg JPG w300h418.jpg|right|200px]]'''Sharron Angle''' (born July 26, 1949 in Klamath Falls, Oregon) is a [[Nevada]] [[Republican]], she has served as a member of the Nevada General Assembly from 1999 through 2007, and is also a member of the [[National Rifle Association]] and the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. Sharron Angle attended [[Reno]] public schools and graduated the [[University of Nevada]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. She went on to become a substitute [[teacher]], taught art courses at Western Nevada Community College and co-founded and administrated a twenty-four student [[Christian]] school. Angle was a registered [[Democrat]] from 1984 to 1988, although she voted for [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984, and was in the Independent American Party from 1992 until 1997.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38630.html</ref> |
| | Angle's first elected office was the Nye County School Board of Trustees in 1990. After her election in 1998, Angle rose to become Minority Whip in the Nevada Legislature. She narrowly lost a campaign for the Republican nomination for [[Congress]] to Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller by just 428 votes. | | Angle's first elected office was the Nye County School Board of Trustees in 1990. After her election in 1998, Angle rose to become Minority Whip in the Nevada Legislature. She narrowly lost a campaign for the Republican nomination for [[Congress]] to Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller by just 428 votes. |