Patricia Dillon Cafferata

Patty Cafferata
Treasurer of Nevada
In office
January 3, 1983  January 5, 1987
Governor Richard Bryan
Preceded by Stan Colton
Succeeded by Ken Santor
Personal details
Born (1940-11-24) November 24, 1940
Albany, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Lewis and Clark College
Southwestern Law School

Patricia "Patty" Anne Dillon Cafferata (born November 24, 1940) is an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Albany, New York, Cafferata graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a degree in elementary education and received her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law.[1] She practiced law in Reno, Nevada. Her mother was Barbara Vucanovich who served in the United States House of Representatives from Nevada and her grandfather was General Thomas Farrell. In 1978, she was elected to the Nevada Assembly as a Republican. Then in 1982, Cafferata was elected Nevada State Treasurer. She also served as district attorney in three Nevada counties. Cafferata has also written several books and articles.[2][3][4][5]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Stan Colton
Treasurer of Nevada
1983–1987
Succeeded by
Ken Santor
Party political offices
Preceded by
Robert List
Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada
1986
Succeeded by
Jim Gallaway
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