Bob Dornan
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan ( born April 3, 1933, New York City ) is an American actor and politician. Between 1977 and 1997 he represented twice the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Career
Bob Dornan attended the public schools of his home. In 1950, he graduated from Loyola High School in California. Then he studied from 1950 to 1953 at Loyola Marymount University. Between 1953 and 1958 he served in the United States Air Force. Until 1973 he was a member of the reserve of these weapons. In the following years he worked in the television and radio industries. He has appeared as an actor in some minor roles in films and television series, including Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and The Fugitive. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party. In the years 1980, 1984 and 1988 he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions respective on which Ronald Reagan and later George Bush was nominated as the presidential candidate.
In the congressional elections of 1976, Dornan was in the 27th electoral district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Alphonzo Bell on January 3, 1977. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1983 three legislative periods. In 1982 he resigned in favor of an unsuccessful then intra-party application for the elections to the U.S. Senate for another candidacy. In the elections of 1984, Dornan was elected to Congress again in the 38th district of his state, where he became the successor of Jerry M. Patterson on January 3, 1985. After five re- elections, he could spend up to January 3, 1997 six further terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1993, he represented the then newly created there 46 electoral district of California. Dornan was considered very conservative MP. He sat down strongly committed to animal welfare.
In 1996, Dornan was defeated Democrat Loretta Sanchez of. He made an unsuccessful appeal against the outcome of this election. In 1998, he ran again unsuccessfully against Sanchez. Today he works for the American Life League, a conservative Christian anti- abortion organization.