She works hard for the money

March 28, 2006

Not all legislators are lawyers or professional politicians. The following appeared in an article on mobile gaming devices:

Taking gambling off the casino floor will make it harder to ensure minors don't wager, said [Nevada] state Sen. Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, the lone lawmaker who voted against the bill when it passed the Legislature last year.

"It's already hard enough to stop kids from playing Keno," said Carlton, a part-time legislator who is a full-time waitress at the Treasure Island resort's coffee shop.

Carlton's web page lists her legislative and non-legislative experience:

Legislative Service:

Nevada Senate, 1999-2005—five special and four regular sessions. Member: Senate Committees on Commerce and Labor, 1999-2005; Legislative Affairs and Operations, 1999-2001; Natural Resources, 1999-2005; Transportation and Homeland Security, 2005; Transportation, 2003. Legislative Commission, 2003-2004. Vice Chair, Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System, 2003-2004; Member, Legislative Commission’s Committee to Continue the Review of Programs and Activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, 2001-2002. Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health, 200 1-present; Perinatal Substance Abuse Prevention Subcommittee of the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board, 2003-present; Member, Nevada State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.

Affiliations:

Executive Committee Member, National Labor Caucus of State Legislators; Girl Scouts; Las Vegas Interfaith Council; Culinary Local No. 226 Shop Steward; Southern Nevada Water Authority Citizens Advisory Committee on Water Quality; Griffith United Methodist Church, 1992-2003; Girl Scouts Girls Golf Club.