Dawn Gibbons

Dawn Gibbons
First Lady of Nevada
In role
January 1, 2007 – July 21, 2010
GovernorJim Gibbons
Preceded byDema Guinn
Succeeded byKathleen Teipner
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 23rd district
In office
January 22, 1991 – April 16, 1991
Preceded byJim Gibbons
Succeeded byJim Gibbons
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
November 4, 1998 – November 3, 2004
Preceded byBrian Sandoval
Succeeded byHeidi Gansert
Personal details
Born (1954-03-09) March 9, 1954
PartyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1985; div. 2010)
Children1
EducationUniversity of Nevada, Reno

Dawn Snelling Gibbons (born March 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the first lady of Nevada from 2007 to 2010, until her divorce from Governor Jim Gibbons on July 21, 2010. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a member of the Nevada Assembly in 1991, and again from 1998 to 2004.