Ward Connerly | |
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| Born | Wardell Anthony Connerly June 15, 1939 |
| Education | California State University, Sacramento (BA) |
| Known for | California's Proposition 209 Michigan Civil Rights Initiative |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Ilene Crews (m. 1962) |
| Children | 2 |
Wardell Anthony "Ward" Connerly (born June 15, 1939) is an American political and anti-affirmative action activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent (1993–2005). He is also the founder and the chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization in opposition to racial and gender preferences,[1] and is the president of Californians for Equal Rights,[2] a non-profit organization active in the state of California with a similar mission. He is considered to be the man behind California's Proposition 209 prohibiting race- and gender-based preferences in state hiring, contracting and state university admissions, a program known as affirmative action.[3]
- ^ "About the American Civil Rights Institute". American Civil Rights Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ Connerly, Ward (July 24, 2020). "America Isn't a Racist Country". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "1996 General Election Returns for Proposition 209 — CCRI". California Secretary of State website. State of California. December 18, 1996. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-28.