What is William E. Dannemeyer?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = William E. Dannemeyer |image = Dannemeyer Wm.png |image_size=180px |state = [[California]] |district = [[California's 39th congressional district|39th]] |term = January 3, 1979 &ndash; January 3, 1993 |preceded = [[Charles E. Wiggins]] |succeeded = [[Ed Royce|Edward R. Royce]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|9|22}} |birth_place = [[Long Beach, California]], U.S. |death_date ={{death date and age|2019|7|9|1929|9|22}} |death_place =[[Thousand Palms, California]], U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] }} '''William Edwin Dannemeyer''' (September 22, 1929 &ndash; July 9, 2019) was a [[conservative]] American politician, activist, and author. He was known for his criticism of [[homosexuality]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Anti-Tax In Loudoun, Anti-Gay Everywhere; Local Supervisor Leads National Lobbying Effort|last=Laris|first=Michael|work=The Washington Post |date=8 Apr 2002|page=01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CAMPAIGN 96/PRESIDENT/Religious right's support critical in Iowa caucuses|last=HINES|first=CRAGG|work=Houston Chronicle |date=31 Jan 1996|page=1}}</ref> He was the honorary national chairman of ''Citizens For a Better America''.<ref>[http://www.cfaba.org/ Citizens For a Better America]</ref> He served as [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from the [[California's 39th congressional district|39th Congressional District]] of [[California]] from 1979 to 1993. Dannemeyer died of [[dementia]] in [[Thousand Palms, California]] on July 9, 2019, aged 89.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2019/07/09/obit-rep-william-dannemeyer-a-face-of-orange-county-conservatism-in-the-age-of-reagan/|title=Obit: Rep. William Dannemeyer, a face of Orange County conservatism in the age of Reagan|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|last1=Mouchard|first1=Andre|last2=Staggs|first2=Brooke|date=July 9, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{CongBio|D000044}} Retrieved on 2008-07-23 * [http://www.takebackourrights.org/ Take