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Chairman
 7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 231
Falls Church, VA 22043
Tel: 703-442-0066
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Linda Chavez is Chairman of the Center for
Equal Opportunity. She also writes a weekly syndicated column that appears in
newspapers across the country and is a political analyst for FOX News Channel.
Chavez authored Out of the Barrio: Toward a
New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation (Basic Books 1991), which the
Denver Post described as a book that "should explode the stereotypes about
Hispanics that have clouded the minds of patronizing liberals and xenophobic
conservatives alike." National Review described Chavez's memoir, An Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an
Ex-Liberal (Basic Books 2002), as a "brilliant, provocative, and
moving book." Chavez's latest book, Betrayal: How Union Bosses Shake Down Their Members
and Corrupt American Politics (Crown Books, 2004), describes how
unions divert hundreds of millions of dollars into political campaigns, often
without their members' knowledge or permission, and the public policy
consequences that ensue. In 2000, Chavez was honored by the Library of Congress
as a "Living Legend" for her contributions to America's cultural and historical
legacy. In January 2001, Chavez was President George W. Bush's nominee for
Secretary of Labor until she withdrew her name from consideration.
Chavez has held a number of appointed positions, among
them Chairman, National Commission on Migrant Education (1988-1992); White House
Director of Public Liaison (1985); Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (1983-1985); and she was a member of the Administrative Conference
of the United States (1984-1986). Chavez was the Republican nominee for U.S.
Senator from Maryland in 1986. In 1992, she was elected by the
United Nations' Human Rights Commission to serve a four-year term as U.S. Expert
to the U.N. Sub-commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of
Minorities.
Chavez was also editor of the prize-winning quarterly journal
American Educator (1977-1983), published by the American Federation of Teachers,
where she also served as assistant to AFT president Al Shanker (1982-1983) and
assistant director of legislation (1975-1977).
Chavez serves on the Board
of Directors of ABM Industries, Inc., Pilgrim's Pride, and IDT Capital, a
subsidiary of IDT Corporation, as well as on boards of several non-profit
organizations. Chavez is also active in the Republican Party and chairs the
Latino Alliance, a federally registered political action
committee.
Chavez was born in Albuquerque, NM, on June 17, 1947, received
a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado in 1970. She is
married and is the mother of three sons. Her son Rudy serves as Executive
Director at the Center for Equal Opportunity. She currently lives in
Purcellville, Virginia.
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