Orly Taitz

Orly Taitz
A photograph of a blond-haired, brown-eyed, middle-aged woman in a blue blouse holding a microphone.
Taitz in 2008
Born (1960-08-30) August 30, 1960 (age 64)
Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
CitizenshipAmerican,[2] Israeli
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Taft Law School
Occupation(s)Dentist, lawyer
Known forFiling lawsuits challenging President Obama's eligibility to serve as President of the United States
Political partyNone (previously Republican)[3][4]
SpouseYosef Taitz
Children3 sons[5][6][7]
Websitewww.orlytaitzesq.com

Orly Taitz (Hebrew: אורלי טייץ; born August 30, 1960)[8] is an Israeli-American political conspiracy theorist and political candidate. A dentist, lawyer,[9] and former real estate agent,[10][11] Taitz was a figure in the "birther" movement, which promoted the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was not a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president of the United States. Taitz also promotes other conspiracy theories both related and unrelated to Obama. Taitz has initiated lawsuits on behalf of the "birther" movement; all were dismissed by the courts, and on one occasion Taitz was ordered to pay $20,000 as a sanction for misconduct in filing frivolous claims. Taitz has unsuccessfully run in statewide elections in California three times.

  1. ^ Fletcher, Dan (August 10, 2009). "2-minute bio: Orly Taitz". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference OCR-Oct09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bowen, Debra (March 10, 2014). "California Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). Official Voter Information Guide. Secretary of State of California. pp. 23, 32.
  4. ^ Formerly Republican Party. See: Condon, Stephanie (June 9, 2010). "In California Elections, Whitman, Fiorina Win; Orly Taitz Falls Short". CBS News. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  5. ^ "30 Graduate From Tarbut V'Torah". Orange County Register. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "Taitz vs Haas". Orange County Superior Court case 06CC03941. March 9, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2009.[dead link]
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference tablet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Orly Taitz". Orly Taitz website. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  9. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (June 17, 2009). "Meet Orly Taitz, Queen Bee of People Obsessed With [President] Barack Obama's Birth Certificate". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  10. ^ "PolitiFact | Orly Taitz".
  11. ^ CA Department of Real Estate license records