Cheryl Lau (born July 4, 1944) is an American former politician who served as the first Asian-American Republican
Secretary of State of Nevada
The secretary of state of Nevada is a statewide elected office in the State of Nevada. The secretary of state post is common to many U.S. states. In Nevada, it is a constitutional office (i.e., it is mandated by the Constitution of Nevada).
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Rather than seek re-election, she ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the
Nevada gubernatorial election, 1994, losing to
Jim Gibbons.
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1944 births
American politicians of Chinese descent
American women of Chinese descent in politics
Nevada Republicans
Asian-American people in Nevada politics
Living people
Women in Nevada politics
American women of Asian descent in politics
20th-century American women politicians
20th-century Asian-American politicians
20th-century Nevada politicians
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