Cheryl Lau

Cheryl Lau
Secretary of State of Nevada
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995
GovernorBob Miller
Preceded byFrankie Sue Del Papa
Succeeded byDean Heller
Personal details
Born (1944-07-04) July 4, 1944
Hawaii Territory
PartyRepublican

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]

Rather than seek re-election, she ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the Nevada gubernatorial election, 1994, losing to Jim Gibbons.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Previous Secretaries of State". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cheryl Lau". The Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Ostermeier, Eric (20 October 2021). "Michele Fiore and a Review of Women Gubernatorial Candidates in Nevada". Smart Politics. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023. 1994 (Republican): Secretary of State Cheryl Lau with 32.3 percent losing to Assemblyman Jim Gibbons
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