Ed Zschau

Edwin Van Wyck "Ed" Zschau ( born January 6, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American politician. Between 1983 and 1987 he represented the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Ed Zschau attended the public schools of his home and thereafter until 1961, the Princeton University. Then he studied until 1967 at Stanford University in California. Then he held in the years 1967 and 1968 even lectures at the Harvard Business School. Later he founded the company Systems Industries Inc., whose president he became. This company manufactures computer accessories devices. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1982 Zschau was in the twelfth electoral district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Pete McCloskey on January 3, 1983. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1987 two legislative sessions. In 1986, he opted not to run again for the House of Representatives. Instead, he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Ed Zschau worked for the firm Brentwood Associates. As a result, he became a board member and the boards of various companies. To date, he is working on a private level. He is married and has three children and eight grandchildren.