Cheryl Lau
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Cheryl Lau | |
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Secretary of State of Nevada | |
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
Governor | Bob Miller |
Preceded by | Frankie Sue Del Papa |
Succeeded by | Dean Heller |
Personal details | |
Born | Hawaii, United States | July 4, 1944
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Carson City, Nevada |
Cheryl Lau (born July 4, 1944) is an American former politician who served as the first Asian-American Republican Secretary of State of Nevada.[1][2]
Rather than seek re-election, she ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the Nevada gubernatorial election, 1994, losing to Jim Gibbons.[3]
References
- ^ "Previous Secretaries of State". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Cheryl Lau". The Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Ostermeier, Eric (20 October 2021). "Michele Fiore and a Review of Women Gubernatorial Candidates in Nevada". Smart Politics. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
1994 (Republican): Secretary of State Cheryl Lau with 32.3 percent losing to Assemblyman Jim Gibbons
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