Congressman Mark Amodei, Representative of the 2nd District of Nevada, will speak to the club and provide an update from Washington D.C.
 
Mr. Amodei was elected to the 112th Congress in September 2011.  Born in Carson City, he obtained a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1983.  Mr. Amodei has practiced law for over thirty years, including serving as a lawyer in the United States Army, Judge Advocate General Corps from 1983 to 1987 and in private practice from 1987 to the present.  He served as the president of the Nevada Mining Association from 2007 to 2008.
 
Mr. Amodei was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1996 and served for two years before being elected to the Nevada State Senate in 1998 where he served until 2010.  Mr. Amodei is a member of the Colorado River Commission, Uniform State Law Commission and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Legislative Oversight Committee.  He also served as President Pro Tempore of the Nevada State Senate from 2003 to 2008.
 
Mr. Amodei has two daughters, Ryanne and Erin.