William Dannemeyer
William E. Dannemeyer | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 39th district | |
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Charles E. Wiggins |
Succeeded by | Ed Royce |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 69th district | |
In office January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Carley V. Porter |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Cory |
In office December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1978 | |
Preceded by | John Briggs |
Succeeded by | Ross Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | William Edwin Dannemeyer September 22, 1929 Long Beach, California |
Died | July 9, 2019 Thousand Palms, California | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic (before 1968) Republican (1968–2019) |
Spouses |
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Children | 3 |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | Korean War |
William Edwin Dannemeyer (September 22, 1929 – July 9, 2019) was a
Dannemeyer was opposed to
Early life
Dannemeyer was born in
Early career
Dannemeyer began practicing law in
Instead of seeking re-election to the Assembly in 1966, he made a failed bid for a seat in the California State Senate. He then became a judge pro tempore of the municipal and superior courts from 1966–1976. In 1968, he appeared on a television show hosted by fellow future Congressman Bob Dornan to announce that he was leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican. He would win election to the Assembly for a final term in 1976 as a Republican.[3]
Congress
In November 1978, Dannemeyer was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, and returned for six additional terms. He accumulated a strongly conservative record on the
He attempted to block federal funding of
Dannemeyer was an outspoken critic of
... activities peculiar to homosexuality include: Rimming, or one man using his tongue to lick the rectum of another man; golden showers, having one man or men urinate on another man or men; fisting or handballing, which has one man insert his hand and/or part of his arm into another man's rectum; and using what are euphemistically termed "toys" such as one man inserting dildoes, certain vegetables, or lightbulbs up another man's rectum.
He gained national notoriety with his proposals to stop the emerging
In 1992, Dannemeyer did not run for reelection to the United States House of Representatives. Instead, he ran for the Republican nomination for
Post-Congressional activities
In 1994, Dannemeyer ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator, but lost to Michael Huffington. After leaving public office, he remained a harsh critic of the Clinton administration. During his 1994 campaign for the Senate, Dannemeyer was an early proponent of the Clinton body count conspiracy theory, and sent an alleged list of victims to congressional leadership.[16]
In September 2006, Dannemeyer sent a letter to the California Attorney General and other officials arguing that
Dannemeyer expressed strongly
William Dannemeyer was honorary national chairman of Citizens For a Better America.[20]
Personal life
William and Evelyn Dannemeyer married in August 1955 and had three children. Evelyn died of cancer on July 31, 1999.[21] Dannemeyer married Lorraine Day in 2004.[3]
Dannemeyer died on July 9, 2019, at the age of 89 in Thousand Palms, California. He had suffered from dementia in his later years.[3][19]
References
- ^ Laris, Michael (Apr 8, 2002). "Anti-Tax In Loudoun, Anti-Gay Everywhere; Local Supervisor Leads National Lobbying Effort". The Washington Post. p. 01.
- ^ Hines, Cragg (January 31, 1996). "Religious right's support critical in Iowa caucuses". Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
- ^ Orange County Register. Archivedfrom the original on July 10, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (July 12, 2019). "William Dannemeyer, California conservative and anti-gay crusader, dies at 89". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Dannemeyer, Bill. "Now the government can legally kill Christians". Archived from the original on January 11, 2017.
- ^ Vassar, Alex. "Bill Dannemeyer". JoinCalifornia Election Archive.
- ^ Lindgren, Kristina (July 6, 1986). "Enter on Stage Right: Crusader Dannemeyer, Defender of His Faith". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Lutheran Politicians in California". PoliticalGraveyard.com.
- ^ "Biography of Former U.S. Congressman Willian Dannemeyer". Archived from the original on April 8, 2005.
- ^ "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 123: Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990". U.S. House of Representatives. May 22, 1990.
- ^ William Edwin Dannemeyer (CA). "Homosexuality." Congressional Record 135 (1989) pp. 13950-13953. (Text from: Congressional Record (Bound Edition); https://www.congress.gov/101/crecb/1989/06/29/GPO-CRECB-1989-pt10-4-1.pdf, Accessed: December 7, 2023
- ^ Stewart, Robert W. (May 15, 1989). "Dannemeyer's AIDS Views Have Moderated Somewhat". Los Angeles Times. p. 3.
- ^ Love, Keith (10 December 1985). "GOP Rep. Dannemeyer Focuses on Family, Enters Senate Race". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ISBN 0964647508.
- ^ Reinhold, Robert (March 15, 1992). "California Republicans Ready for Civil War". The New York Times.
- ^ Matthews, Dylan (2019-08-10). "The conspiracy theories about the Clintons and Jeffrey Epstein's death, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Dannemeyer, Bill (September 20, 2006). "Letter to Attorney General Bill Lockyer". Archived from the original on February 1, 2017.
- ^ Matier, Phillip; Ross, Andrew (October 23, 2006). "Daly at risk of losing seat, new polls say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Roberts, Sam (July 16, 2019). "William Dannemeyer, California Archconservative, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Citizens For A Better America
- ^ Tran, Tini (August 4, 1999). "Evelyn Dannemeyer, Wife of Ex-Congressman, Dies". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- United States Congress. "William Dannemeyer (id: D000044)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- TakeBackOurRights.org Dannemeyer's website
- Speech on Sodomy in 1990
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Join California William E. Dannemeyer