Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 12th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by
Pete McCloskey
Succeeded by
Ernest L. Konnyu
Personal details
Born
Edwin Van Wyck Zschau
(1940-01-06) January 6, 1940 (age 84) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Other political affiliations
Reform
Education
Princeton University (A.B.) Stanford University (M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Ed Zschau for Senate campaign button
Edwin Van Wyck Zschau[1] (/ˈɛdwɪnˈvænwɪkˈʃaʊ/; 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]
^"New System Industries Chief". The New York Times. February 18, 1987.
^Kane, William D. (December 18, 1982). "Zschau, McCloskey set Stanislaus talking tour". The Modesto Bee.
^Chance, Amy (November 10, 1990). "Zschau not interested in Senate appointment". Lodi News-Sentinel.
^"The Reform Party hopeful chooses former California Rep. Ed Zschau". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. August 6, 1996.
^Atam Lalchandani. "CHAIRMAN LALCHANDANI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF SNC TAHOE PRESIDENT".
^"A New President for Sierra Nevada University". Sierra Nevada University (Press release). September 1, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
Edwin Van Wyck Zschau (/ˈɛdwɪn ˈvæn wɪk ˈʃaʊ/; born January 6, 1940) is an American educator who represented California's 12th District in the United States...
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reelected in 1986, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Congressman EdZschau after an expensive and heated election. On October 2, 1990, Cranston was...
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abandon the party that he had joined in 1948. He followed this up with an op-ed column in which he explained that "Disagreement [with party leadership] turned...
come close to withdrawing his name from consideration. Lamm designated EdZschau as his vice presidential candidate. Ultimately, the Reform Party nominated...
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S. Senate—which he lost in the California primary to U.S. Congressman EdZschau, who lost in the general election to the incumbent, Democrat Alan Cranston...
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political offices Preceded by H. L. Richardson Republican Party nominee for United States Senator from California (Class 3) 1980 Succeeded by EdZschau...
San Mateo Elected in 1952. Died. 11th January 3, 1963 – June 20, 1967 EdZschau Republican 12th January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 Los Altos Elected in...
Miller (D) Ron Dellums (D) Pete Stark (D) Don Edwards (D) Tom Lantos (D) EdZschau (R) Norman Mineta (D) Norman D. Shumway (R) Tony Coelho (D) Leon Panetta...
predecessor, Republican EdZschau, started looking to recruit opponents to take on Konnyu in the next primary, and even Zschau's predecessor, Republican...
In early August, Lamm picked former California Republican congressman EdZschau, a high-tech millionaire and proven fund-raiser, to be his running mate...
Snyder (R-KY) Tom Tauke (R-IA) Bill Thomas (R-CA) Chalmers Wylie (R-OH) EdZschau (R-CA) Former Representatives Lawrence J. DeNardis (R-CT) Billy Lee Evans...
running, and he entered the Reform Party's primaries on June 9, with EdZschau as his running mate. Lamm remained a registered member of the Democratic...
institution was known as Sierra Nevada College. In the summer of 2019, Dr. EdZschau became the interim president of Sierra Nevada University and, among other...
Ranking Member: Ron Marlenee) Conservation Credit and Rural Development (Chair: Ed Jones; Ranking Member: E. Thomas Coleman) Department Operations Research and...
Washington 1: Joel Pritchard. Was succeeded by John Miller. Arkansas 2: Ed Bethune: to run for U.S. Senate. Was succeeded by Tommy F. Robinson. Three...
California 12: Pete McCloskey, to run for U.S. senator, was succeeded by EdZschau. California 43: Clair Burgener, was succeeded by Ron Packard. Florida 10:...
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