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Richard Ziser is an American
real estate investor and
socially conservative
political activist belonging to the
Republican Party.
Early life
Ziser was born June 7, 1953, in
Pomona, California , and has resided in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1991.
Education
Ziser graduated from
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) with a BS in Industrial Engineering, 1976; then subsequently from Simon Greenleaf University in
Santa Ana, CA , (now a campus of
Trinity International University , with an MA in
Christian Apologetics in 1989.
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Career
U.S. Senate candidacy
In 2004, Ziser defeated 5 rival candidates in the Republican primary, then ran unsuccessfully for
U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid , losing 61%-35%.
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[3] In 1998, Ziser lost his election bid to be on the
Clark County, Nevada School Board.
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Political activity
Ziser rose to political prominence as the leader of the effort to ban gay marriage in Nevada.
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[3] He headed the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, a successful, four-year campaign that succeeded in amending Nevada's State Constitution to define marriage as a union between "one man and one woman" in 2000.
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In light of the Nevada Legislature's overriding of
Governor Jim Gibbons' veto on
domestic partnership legislation ; due to take effect October 1, 2009. Ziser stated his intents to overturn the legislation as unconstitutional.
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Ziser is also an
anti-abortion activist, opposing legalized abortion by proposing a Personhood Constitutional Amendment designed to protect the "right to life," of the
fetus .
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See also
References
^
2004 Election Profiles, Nevada Senate, Richard Ziser (R) , Washington Post
^ "
General election results ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 04, 2004
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b
c Neff, Erin (8 September 2004). "Federal races go as expected". Las Vegas Review - Journal.
ProQuest
260172560 .
^ Jane Ann Morrison, "
Panel dismisses complaint over political ad ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 25, 1998
^ Robertson, Tatsha; Freiss, Steve (23 November 2003). "GAY MARRIAGE DECISION SPURS ACTION ACROSS US". Boston Globe.
ProQuest
404841726 .
^
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b Foegel, Ed; Spillman, Ben (22 October 2009). "Nevada abortion statute targeted: Activist pursues personhood petition". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
ProQuest
457358653 .
^
"Home" . nevadaconcernedcitizens.org .
^ Neff, Erin (10 February 2004). "Ziser: Massachusetts shows gay marriage ban needed". Las Vegas Review - Journal.
ProQuest
260172871 .
^ Martha Bellisle,
Nevada partners law to enable registered couples to adopt children ", Reno Gazette-Journal, June 4, 2009
Additional sources
Nevada Concerned Citizens (Coalition for the Protection of Marriage)
Richard Ziser for Senate Website at the
Wayback Machine (archived August 28, 2004)
Jane Ann Morrison, "
Panel dismisses complaint over political ad ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 25, 1998
"
Petition to ban same-sex marriages cheered ", Las Vegas Sun, January 5, 2000
Kris Hill, "
Bill may extend rights for gays ", Las Vegas Sun, March 27, 2001
Erin Neff, "
Ziser, marriage protection organizer, runs for Senate ", Las Vegas Sun, August 28, 2003
Erin Neff and Michael Squires, "
Political Notebook: Subpoenas, polygraphs part of Moncrief probe ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 26, 2003
Steve Sebelius-OpEd, "
A very bad sign ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 16, 2004
Richard Ziser, "
The Next Step In Marriage Protection ", Desert Saints Magazine, July 2006 Issue
Richard Fitzpatrick, "
Being politically correct on Family Day 2006 ", Nevada Confidential, November 22, 2006
Steve Sebelius, "
Have we had enough hate yet? ", Las Vegas CityLife, June 21, 2007
Erin NefF-OpEd, "
More 'protection' ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 18, 2006
Andrew Kiraly, "
Oh, about that ruined state economy: Blame Richard Ziser, too. ", Las Vegas CityLife, July 29, 2008
Richard Lake, "
Same-sex marriage ban might be costing Nevada ", Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 29, 2008
"
Richard Ziser and Janine Hanson Do A Tag-Team Of Stupid At The Nevada Legislature ", Vegas Tea Room, March 27, 2009
"
Domestic partnerships to be law in Nevada ", United Press International, June 1, 2009
Ed Vogel and Molly Ball, "
Lawmakers override veto of domestic partner bill ", The Ely News, June 6, 2009
Martha Bellisle, "
Nevada partners law to enable registered couples to adopt children ", Reno Gazette-Journal, June 4, 2009
Kathleen Hennessey, "
Sen. Ensign's admission blurs conservative image ", Associated Press, June 17, 2009
Party political offices
Preceded by
Republican Party nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada (Class 3)
2004
Succeeded by