Rob Schneiderman (politician)

Robert "Rob" Schneiderman (born April 6, 1967) is an American professor and union president who was a Republican running for the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 45th congressional district in 2018.

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Rob Schneiderman

Early life

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Schneiderman was born in 1967 in Pasadena, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Family Resources and Human Development from Arizona State University in 1990 and earned a Master in Arts in Counseling from Chapman University.

Career

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He has been a counselor at Orange Coast College since 1997. He was elected president of the Coast Federation of Educators (faculty union) in 2015 and reelected in 2017.[1]

Controversy

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Schneiderman publicly defended professor Olga Perez Stable-Cox after she made inflamitory remarks about the election of Donald Trump and his supporters.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Speakers at board meeting want OCC professor's 'fake award' revoked". Los Angeles Times. 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ "A professor called Trump's win 'an act of terrorism.' The student who filmed her got suspended". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. ^ Holley, Peter (2016-12-30). "Professor Olga Cox called Donald Trump's victory an 'act of terrorism', now she fears for her life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  4. ^ "OCC professor received threats, left the state after video of her anti-Trump comments – Orange County Register". 14 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.