Richard Ziser

Richard Ziser is a Nevada Real Estate Investor, Socially Conservative Political activist and U.S. Republican Politician. He was born June 7, 1953, in Pomona, CA., and has resided in Las Vegas Nevada since 1991. He 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.^[1]

In 2004, Ziser ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate, against Democratic incumbent Harry Reid, losing 61%-35%.^[2] In 1998, Ziser lost his election bid to be on the Clark County, Nevada School Board.^[3]

Ziser is head of the Nevada Concerned Citizens,^[4] was head of the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, and successfully aided a 2000 change in Nevada's State Constitution, defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. 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 has recently stated his intents to overturn the legislation as unconstitutional.^[5]

See also

• Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state
• Domestic partnership
• Recognition of same-sex unions in Nevada

References

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