Ed Zschau

Ed Zschau
Zschau in 1986
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 12th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byPete McCloskey
Succeeded byErnest L. Konnyu
Personal details
Born
Edwin Van Wyck Zschau

(1940-01-06) January 6, 1940 (age 84)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations		Reform
EducationPrinceton University (A.B.) Stanford University (M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Ed Zschau for Senate campaign button

Edwin Van Wyck Zschau[1] (/ˈɛdwɪn ˈvæn wɪk ˈʃaʊ/; born January 6, 1940) is an American educator who represented California's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987.[2] In 1986 he ran as the Republican candidate for a seat in the United States Senate. He prevailed in a crowded Republican primary that included, among others, conservative commentator Bruce Herschensohn, Los Angeles County supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and Congresswoman Bobbi Fiedler, but then lost to incumbent Democrat Alan Cranston by a narrow margin.[3]

Zschau briefly re-entered the political arena as the vice presidential running mate to former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm, a Democrat, who challenged Ross Perot for the Reform Party presidential nomination in 1996.[4]

On May 26, 2019, Dr. Zschau became the Interim President of Sierra Nevada College,[5] a role he held until the appointment of his successor the following year.[6]

  1. ^ "New System Industries Chief". The New York Times. February 18, 1987.
  2. ^ Kane, William D. (December 18, 1982). "Zschau, McCloskey set Stanislaus talking tour". The Modesto Bee.
  3. ^ Chance, Amy (November 10, 1990). "Zschau not interested in Senate appointment". Lodi News-Sentinel.
  4. ^ "The Reform Party hopeful chooses former California Rep. Ed Zschau". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. August 6, 1996.
  5. ^ Atam Lalchandani. "CHAIRMAN LALCHANDANI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF SNC TAHOE PRESIDENT".
  6. ^ "A New President for Sierra Nevada University". Sierra Nevada University (Press release). September 1, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.