Author, historian, and attorney, Patty Cafferata is a lifelong resident of Reno, Nevada. Her background includes a diverse career in law and politics, becoming the first woman elected to any constitutional office in Nevada when she was elected as Nevada state treasurer in 1982, and later serving as district attorney in several Nevada counties. She co-authored her memoirs, Barbara F. Vucanovich: From Nevada to Congress and Back Again, published by the University of Nevada Press. Additionally, over the years, she has written and published 10 books on Nevada history including Christmas in Nevada: A History of How Nevadans Have and Continue to Celebrate the Holiday, with touching stories told by well-known Nevadans such as Robert Laxalt and former governors, Bob List and Richard Bryan.