Barbara Vucanovich

Barbara Vucanovich
Secretary of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 1995  January 3, 1997
LeaderNewt Gingrich
Preceded byTom DeLay
Succeeded byJennifer Dunn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1983  January 3, 1997
Preceded byJames Santini (At-Large)
Succeeded byJim Gibbons
Personal details
Born
Barbara Farrell

(1921-06-22)June 22, 1921
Camp Dix, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 2013(2013-06-10) (aged 91)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Henry Bugden
(m. 1939; div. 1949)
    Kenneth Dillon
    (m. 1950; died 1964)
      George Vucanovich
      (m. 1965; died 1998)
      Children5
      EducationManhattanville College

      Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (née Yardley; June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician. She was the first woman from Nevada elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served seven representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997.