Ed Zschau

U.S. Congressperson

1940 –

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Who is Ed Zschau?

Edwin Van Wyck Zschau represented California's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. In 1986 he ran as the Republican candidate for a seat in the United States Senate. He defeated conservative Bruce Herschensohn in the primary but then lost to incumbent Democrat Alan Cranston by a narrow margin.

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.

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Born
Jan 6, 1940
Omaha
Also known as
  • Edwin Van Wyck Zschau
Profession
Education
  • Stanford University
Employment
  • IBM
Lived in
  • Omaha

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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