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https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/304b2462362b804dd025c85c2ebae7a8.jpeg 185a81e079e5f8ebafaa223626192024 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (Entertainer, politics, businesswoman) Birth Date March 11, 1939 Birthplace Niagara Falls, New York Arrival in Las Vegas 1943 Biographical Text Living in Las Vegas since the 1940s, Lorraine Hunt has been an entertainer, businesswoman, a Clark County Commissioner, and the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Lorraine Hunt was born in Niagara Falls, New York. She relocated with her family to Las Vegas in 1943 where her parents worked in restaurants. Hunt attended Las Vegas High School and went onto the Westlake College of Music in Los Angeles, California. In 1955, her family opened a popular pizzeria on Fremont Street. They also opened a restaurant on West Sahara in the 1960s. Lorraine left the family business and began performing as a cabaret singer in Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas. She was successful and used some of her earnings to invest in real estate in Las Vegas at the young age of nineteen. In 1968, she married a fellow performer “Blackie” Hunt. In 1972, Lorraine and Blackie Hunt opened the Bootlegger Restaurant in Las Vegas on land Lorraine had previously purchased. The Bootlegger became a landmark as it gained a following with Las Vegas strip entertainers. After years as a local businesswoman, Hunt entered local politics. She was elected to the Clark County Commission in 1994. She was also became the first woman to chair the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In 1998, Hunt ran for state-wide office and was elected Lieutenant Governor as a Republican. She won reelection in 2002. During her tenure as lieutenant governor, Hunt promoted tourism to Nevada and focused on increased economic development of the state. In 2006, Hunt sought the state’s highest office, governor, but was defeated in the Republican primary. Bibliography Clipping files, Women’s Research Institute of Nevada, UNLV. Photo courtesy of the Research Library, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lorraine Hunt Bono Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p>This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span></p> Arts or Entertainment Business Politics or law