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Biographical Note
Linda Chavez
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1947, June 17 | Born, Albuquerque, N. Mex. |
| 1967 | Married Christopher Gersten |
| 1970 | B.A., English literature, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. |
| 1970-1972 | Attended graduate school and lectured, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1972 | Worked for Office of Spanish Speaking, Democratic National Committee, Washington, D.C. |
| 1972-1974 | Clerk and later legislative staff member, House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights |
| 1975-1983 | Worked for American Federation of Teachers, Washington, D.C.; assistant director of legislation, 1975-1977; editor of American Educator, 1977-1983; assistant to president Albert Shanker, 1982-1983 |
| 1977 | Consultant to Civil Rights Division, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. Special assistant to deputy secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. |
| 1983-1985 | Member and later staff director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights |
| 1984-1986 | Member, Administrative Conference of the United States |
| 1985 | Changed political affiliation from Democratic Party to Republican Party |
| 1985-1986 | Deputy assistant to president and director of the Office of Public Liaison, White House, Washington, D.C. |
| 1986 | Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Maryland |
| 1987-1988 | President, U.S. English, a private organization devoted to making English the official national language |
| 1988-1992 | Chairman, U.S. Commission on Migrant Education |
| 1989-1994 | Senior fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Washington, D.C. |
| 1991 | Published Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation. New York: Basic Books |
| 1992-1997 | Served as U.S. expert to United Nations Sub-commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; special rapporteur, project to study systemic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during wartime, including internal armed conflict, 1993-1997; withdrew from project, 1997 |
| 1995- | Founder and president, Center for Equal Opportunity, Washington, D.C., a conservative think tank devoted to issues of race and ethnicity |
| 2000 | Headed task force on immigration, presidential campaign of George W. Bush Awarded Library of Congress’ “Living Legend” award |
| 2001 | Nominated as secretary of labor by George W. Bush, but withdrew from consideration |
| 2002 | Published An Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an Ex-Liberal. New York: Basic Books |
| 2004 | Published with Daniel Gray Betrayal: How Union Bosses Shake Down Their Members and Corrupt American Politics. New York: Crown Forum |
Christopher Gersten
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1947, Nov. 22 | Born, Rochester, Minn. |
| 1967 | Married Linda Chavez |
| 1970 | Graduated, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. |
| circa 1980-1983 | Special assistant to the general president, International Union of Operating Engineers |
| 1984-? | Political director, American Israel Public Affairs Committee |
| 1985-1986 | Executive director, National Jewish Coalition |
| 1989-1993 | Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. |
| 1997 | Founded Institute for Religious Values, Washington, D.C. |
| 2001-2005 | Principal deputy assistant secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. |
| 2005- | Founder and chair, Fatherhood and Marriage Leadership Institute, Washington, D.C. |
| 2007 | Published Lasting Love: Skills to a Better Relationship. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |