| 词条 | Tim Van Zandt |
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| name = Tim Van Zandt | image = | caption = | state_house = Missouri | district = 38th | term_start = January 1995 | term_end = January 2003 | preceded = Karen McCarthy | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|09|17}} | birth_place = Lexington, Missouri | birthname = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | residence = Kansas City, Missouri | alma_mater = University of Central Missouri, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Montgomery College | profession = Accountant, nurse | religion = Episcopalian | website = }}Tim Van Zandt (born September 17, 1963) is a nurse, former accountant and former politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. A Democrat, he served eight years in the Missouri House of Representatives representing Kansas City and became the first openly gay member ever elected to the Missouri General Assembly.[1] Born in Lexington, Missouri, he graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a B.S.E. in Accounting/Political Science and from the Bloch School at the University of Missouri–Kansas City with an M.P.A. in Health Care Administration.[2] He is now the Vice President for Government and Community Relations for Saint Luke's Health System. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1994. In a reliably Democratic district, he won the primary election held on August 2, 1994 with over 80% of the vote. He then faced only a Libertarian opponent in the general election, winning easily and taking office the following January. He was subsequently re-elected in 1996, 1998, and in 2000.[3] Term limits prevented him from seeking re-election in 2002. In the legislature, Van Zandt chaired the House Tobacco Settlement Committee and vice-chaired the House Committees on Urban Affairs, and Ways and Means.[4] Van Zandt served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1992, 1996 and 2000. He served on the Rules Committee in 1992 and 2000, and the Platform Committee in 1996.[3] An openly gay man, Van Zandt won the election with the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, which channeled thousands of dollars into his campaign.[5] In the 2009–10 biennium, there are three openly gay members of the Missouri General Assembly: Sen. Jolie Justus (D–Kansas City), Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford (D–St. Louis) and Rep. Mike Colona (D–St. Louis). References1. ^{{cite news|title=Gay legislator introduces bill to repeal ban on homosexual sex |url=http://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/usa/missouri/monews02.htm |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=1998-02-26|accessdate=2009-05-16}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Zandt, Tim}}{{Missouri-politician-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2001–02: Missouri House of Representatives (PDF)|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/BlueBook/2001-2002/0156-0167.pdf|accessdate=2009-05-16}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://house.missouri.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills01/member01/bio038.htm|title=Missouri House of Representatives: Rep. Tim Van Zandt, biography|accessdate=2009-05-16}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/findingaids/lp/552-14.asp|title=Missouri state archives|accessdate=2009-05-17}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund: First Openly Gay Candidate Elected to Missouri House of Representatives|url=http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/GLVF/1994/missouri.candidate.van.zandt.wins-08.03.94|accessdate=2009-05-16}} 10 : 1963 births|Living people|American people of Dutch descent|People from Lexington, Missouri|Missouri Democrats|Gay politicians|LGBT state legislators in Missouri|LGBT Christians|Members of the Missouri House of Representatives|Politicians from Kansas City, Missouri |
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