Ernest Konnyu had previously been a California State Assembly Member from the 22nd district, serving from 1980 to 1986.
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Ernest Konnyu had previously been a California State Assembly Member from the 22nd district, serving from 1980 to 1986.
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Ernest Konnyu attended parochial and public schools in Jefferson City and St Louis, Missouri.
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Ernest Konnyu attended University of Maryland, College Park and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University in 1965.
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Ernest Konnyu served in the United States Air Force as a captain from 1959 to 1969 and as a major in the Air Force Reserve from 1970 to 1981.
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Ernest Konnyu received his BS in Business Administration in 1965.
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Ernest Konnyu was admitted to the Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas, where he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant.
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Ernest Konnyu spent 11 years in the U S Air Force Reserve ending with a rank of major until he received an honorable discharge retiring from the Air Force in 1997.
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Ernest Konnyu, a Certified Internal Auditor, served as corporate director of internal audit at National Semiconductor Corp.
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Ernest Konnyu continued his community service work with the Junior Chamber of Commerce first in Arcadia, then in San Jose, California.
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Ernest Konnyu served as Chairman for Policy of the Assembly Republican Caucus and vice-chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee on welfare.
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Ernest Konnyu lost the next Republican primary to Republican Tom Campbell, who went on to serve for two terms.
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Ernest Konnyu resumed his business career in 1989 investing in a printing business then in 1998 in a tax consulting service.
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Ernest Konnyu ran brief and abortive campaigns to challenge Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom in 2014, to succeed retiring Democratic U S Senator Barbara Boxer in 2016, against Democratic U S Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2018 and against Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter in 2020.
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