Kathy Augustine
Kathy Augustine | |
|---|---|
| 18th Nevada State Controller | |
| In office January 4, 1999 – July 11, 2006 | |
| Governor | Kenny Guinn |
| Preceded by | Darrel R. Daines |
| Succeeded by | Steve Martin |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Lori Lipman Brown |
| Succeeded by | Terry John Care |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 12th district | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Preceded by | John L. Norton |
| Succeeded by | Genie Ohrenshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1956 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 2006 (aged 50) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Charles Augustine
(m. 1986; died 2003)William Charles Higgs
(m. 2003–2006) |
| Alma mater | Occidental College California State University, Long Beach |
| Profession | Politician |
Kathy Marie Alfano Augustine (May 29, 1956 – July 11, 2006) was an American politician from Nevada. A Republican, Augustine served in the Nevada Assembly (1993–1995) and in the Nevada Senate (1995–1999). She was Nevada's first female State Controller, serving from 1999 until her 2006 death, except for a brief period of suspension during her 2004 impeachment trial which led to censure but not termination from office. She was murdered in 2006 by Chaz Higgs, her second husband, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.