Biography

HARRY MORTENSON

• Democrat
• Represented Assembly District 42 (Clark County; Spring Valley area of Las Vegas) in State Assembly since November of 1996
• Retired nuclear physicist

Born: Washington, D.C.

Educated: University of Maryland, Roanoke College, B.S.; American University, Catholic  University, Duke University, M.A.; University of Virginia, Ph.D. studies

Married: Helen H. (Wood) Mortenson - 1957

Children: Eric, Lisa, Kirk

               (11 grandchildren)

Interests: Astronomy, photography, sailing, videography, writing, optics

E-Mail: hmortenson@asm.state.nv.us

During Legislative Sessions

asm@harrymortenson.com

All other times

Phone:

(702) 876-6944 (Home)

(775) 684-8803 (Carson City)

Mail:

3930 El Camino Road

Las Vegas, NV 89103-2221

Legislative Service

• Nevada Assembly since November of 1996

Personal and Professional Achievements

• President, scientific consulting firm
• Past Board Chairman and President, VIA Corporation, Inc.
• Past Chairman, Clark County, Spring Valley Town Advisory Board
• Past staff member and section leader, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
• Sigma Pi Sigma (National physics honor society)
• Past Chairman, American Nuclear Society (Southern Nevada section)
• 14 scientific publications

Harry Reid fights for Nevadans’ quality of life at the national level.  Harry Mortenson fights for Nevadans’ quality of life at the state level.

Affiliations

• American Nuclear Society
• Astronomical Society
• Archaeo-Nevada Society
• Nevada Archeological Society
• Nevada State Museum and Historical Society
• University Library Society
• Natural Science Scholarship Association