Ernest Leslie KONNYU, Congress, CA (1937)

KONNYU, Ernest Leslie, a Representative from California; born in Tamasi, Hungary, May 17, 1937; attended parochial schools in Jefferson City and St. Louis, Mo.; attended University of Maryland, College Park; B.S., Ohio State University, 1965; served in the United States Air Force as captain, 1959-1969, and as a major, Air Force Reserve, 1970-1981; director, internal audit, National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif., 1974-1980; served in the California State assembly, 1980-1986; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth Congress (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1989); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1988 to the One Hundred First Congress; is a resident of Saratoga, Calif.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present