Cheryl Lau
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Cheryl Lau (born July 4, 1944) is an American former politician who served as the first Asian-American Republican Secretary of State of Nevada.[1][2]
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Cheryl Lau | |
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Secretary of State of Nevada | |
In office January 3, 1991 ā January 3, 1995 | |
Governor | Bob Miller |
Preceded by | Frankie Sue Del Papa |
Succeeded by | Dean Heller |
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Born | (1944-07-04) July 4, 1944 (age 79) Hawaii, United States |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Carson City, 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.[3]