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John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) —
also known as John E. Ensign —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Roseville, Placer
County, Calif., March 25,
1958.
Son of Sharon Lee Cipriani.
Republican. Veterinarian;
hotel
and casino manager; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Pentecostal.
Italian,
German, and Filipino
ancestry.
In June 2009, he admitted
to an extramarital
affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and the
wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful unsuccessful
attempt to keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them
$96,000 (an illegally
undisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also used
his influence to set up Jeff Hampton as a lobbyist,
in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional
aides. A grand jury investigation
is in progress.
Still living as of 2010.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March 16,
1912.
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan.
Republican. School
teacher; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Irish
and German ancestry.
The Pat Nixon Elementary School in Cerritos, California, is named for
her.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Reinhold Sadler (1848-1906) —
of Nevada.
Born in Czarnikau, Prussia (now Czarnkow, Poland),
January
10, 1848.
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1895-98; Governor of
Nevada, 1896-1903; Stalwart Silver candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1904.
German ancestry.
Died in Eureka, Eureka
County, Nev., January
30, 1906 (age 58 years, 20
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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