Chic Hecht
Nevada Senate
Washington DC 20510
United States Senate
750 East Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Nevada State Bank
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Logo
Washington University in St. Louis
750 East Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Nevada State Bank
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Logo
Nevada Senate
Washington DC 20510
United States Senate
banker Businessman Diplomat politician
Ethnicity:
His mother was born in Romania and his paternal grandparents were from Romania and Germany.
Chic Hecht was born on 30th of November, 1928.He was born to Russian immigrant parents in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.
Chic Hetcht received a Bachelor of Science degree in retailing from Washington University in St. Louis in 1949. He also attended Military Intelligence School at Fort Holabird and served as an intelligence agent with the U.S. armed forces during the Korean War.
After earning his Bachelor degree, Hecht was drafted into the military and sent to Berlin for two years. He remained involved in the intelligence community, serving on the National Military Intelligence Board, and as president of the Military Intelligence Association during the 1970s. After leaving military service, Hecht moved to Nevada. His business activities included retailing, the operation of a bank, and interests in hotels. In 1966, he was elected to the Nevada Senate, the first Republican to represent his predominantly Democratic district in and around Las Vegas in more than 25 years.
He became the first Republican to represent his predominantly Democratic district in and around Las Vegas in more than 25 years.In the Senate, Hecht became known for his verbal slips and miscues, including a vow at one point not to permit a "nuclear suppository" in his home state.The “quiet diplomacy” he used to help Soviet Jews gain permission to emigrate was one of his greatest accomplishments as a U.S. Senator.
Quotations: "I am sure I will feel at home in the Bahamas. I've been involved in gambling in the Bahamas. I've been involved in gambling in Nevada and I've been involved in banking".
Chic Hecht was a member of National Military Intelligence Association during the 1970s.
He was married and had two daughters.
The Hecht Synagogue at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was constructed through funds raised for over a decade by Martin.Opened in 1981 and dedicated in 1985 in the presence of the Hecht brothers and Senator Jesse Helms, it was named after the Hechts' then 96-year-old father.
Though a conservative Republican who contributed the maximum amount to the re-election campaign of George W. Bush, Hecht said that he would appear in support of Kerry if asked as he saved him from chocking, though he declined to reveal whether he planned to vote for Kerry or for Bush.
