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.
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Speakers at board meeting want OCC professor's 'fake award' revoked". Los Angeles Times. 6 April 2017.
- ^ "A professor called Trump's win 'an act of terrorism.' The student who filmed her got suspended". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OCC professor received threats, left the state after video of her anti-Trump comments – Orange County Register". 14 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-09.