Sheldon Andelson
Sheldon Andelson (March 5, 1931 – December 29, 1987) was a higher education administrator and a political fund-raiser.
Biography[edit]
Sheldon Andelson was born in Boyle Heights.He was the first openly gay University of California Regent.[1] Andelson was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Jerry Brown in 1980, and served until 1986. He was also a fund-raiser for Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Walter F. Mondale.[2] He was the founder of the Bank of Los Angeles and owned a restaurant, Trumps.[2]
He was a member of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, a founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art, director of the ACLU Foundation, and he served on the 1984 Olympic Games committee.[citation needed]
Andelson owned property in Los Angeles that housed a gay bathhouse.[citation needed] He was listed as an owner of the bathhouse until he had his name removed from the certificate in order to preserve his political influence.[citation needed]
Andelson was instrumental in the appointment of one of the first openly gay judges in California, Rand Schrader.[3] At Andelson's urging, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Schrader to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1980.[3]
On December 29, 1987, aged 56, Andelson died of complications related to AIDS.[2]
A special collection of Sheldon Andelson's papers can be found at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Kevin Roderick, "Andelson Dies of AIDS; Gay Regent, Activist," Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1987
- ^ a b c Obituaries: Sheldon Andelson, Political Fund-Raiser, 56, The New York Times (January 01, 1988).
- ^ a b Tracy Wilkinson, Municipal Court Judge Faces Challenge of AIDS - Disease, The Los Angeles Times (November 25, 1991).
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