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Hinkley, Daniel
As an advocate for the gay community in Nevada, Daniel Hinkley has been involved with ACT-UP!– Nevada, served as executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Las Vegas, and in 2001 founded the Stonewall Democrats of Southern Nevada. Hinkley was also involved in the fight to repeal Nevada’s sodomy law in 1993, and, between 2000 and 2002, he was involved with the gay community’s unsuccessful fight against Question 2, which amended Nevada's constitution to prevent same-sex marriage.
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Bunker, Richard W., 1933-2019
Richard W. Bunker was born in 1933 in St. Thomas, Nevada, and is a fourth-generation Nevadan and great grandson of Mormon pioneer Edward Bunker. He worked as a a lobbyist (1973–2000); assistant manager for City of Las Vegas (1973–77); Clark County Manager (1977–79); member and Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (1980–1982); executive director (1988-1990) and CEO and president (1990-2000) of the Nevada Resort Association, and as member/vice chairman (1993–97) and chairman (1997–2010) of the Colorado River Commission. Richard W.
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Wilner, Linda C.
Linda Wilner was born July 15, 1944 in New York. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1970 to be closer to her family after divorcing her first husband, leaving her a single mother of two children. She met her husband, Martin at a Jewish Singles event. They were married on December 22, 1974 and adopted a son, Robert. She was a real estate agent in one of the most robust housing markets in the country at the time.
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