Background
Cavnar, Samuel Melmon was born on November 10, 1925 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Samuel Edward and Helen Anita (Johnston) Cavnar.
Cavnar, Samuel Melmon was born on November 10, 1925 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Samuel Edward and Helen Anita (Johnston) Cavnar.
Student public schools, Denver.
District manager United States Chamber of Commerce, various locations, 1953-1958. Owner Cavnar & Associates. Management consultant Washington, Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1958, Denver, Reseda, California, from 1958.
Vice president Lenz Associate Advertising, Inc., Van Nuys, from 1960. District manager Western States Nu-Orm Plans, Inc., Los Angeles, 1947-1952. Consultant to architect and contractor 1st United States Missile Site, Wyoming, 1957-1958.
Principal organizer Westway Corporation and subsidiaries, Southern California Development Company, since 1958. Chairman board Boy Sponsors Inc., Denver, 1957-1959. President Continental American Video Network Association Registry, Inc., Hollywood, California, since 1967.
President United Sales American, Las Vegas and Denver, since 1969. Senior management consultant Broadcast Management Consultant Service, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Denver, Washington, since 1970. President, director, executive committee American Center for Education, since 1968.
Public National Indiana, Washington, since 1970, National Republican Statesman, Washington, since 1969, National Labor Reform Leader, since 1970, National Conservative Statesman, since 1975. Owner Ran Vac Public, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, since 1976. Partner P.S. Computer Services, Las Vegas, since 1978, C & A Management, Las Vegas, since 1978, Westway International, since 1983, Internet Consultant, since 1997, Affiliate Internet Presentations, Inc., since 1997.
Lecturer in field; special consultant various United States senators, congressmen, since 1952.
National general chairman Operation Houseclean, 1966-1981. National candidate chairman Citizens Committee to Elect Republican Legislators, 1966, 68, 70, 72-74, 85—. Member California and Los Angeles County Republican Center Committees, 1964-1970.
National general chairman Project Prayer, since 1962. Executive director Project Alert, since 1961. National chairman National Labor Reform Committee, since 1969.
Sustaining member Republican National Committee, since 1964. Western states chairman and national co-chairman American Taxpayers Army, since 1959. Area II chairman California Governor's Welfare Reform Committee, 1970.
Chairman Committee Law and Order in American, 1975. Member Nevada State Republican Committee, since 1972. Member Clark County Republican Committee, since 1972.
Board directors Conservative Caucus, Las Vegas, 1974, 76, 82, 92, Republican candidate for United States Senate from Nevada, 1976, 82, 92, United States Congress from 1st district Nevada, 1998. Republican nominee for United States Congress from 30th district California, 1968, 70. National chairman Return Pueblo Crew, 1968, Citizens League for Labor Reform, since 1984.
National co-chairman United States Taxpayers Forces, since 1985. President, trustee Community Youth Activities Foundation, since 1977. National chairman Operation Bus Stop, since 1970, P.R.I.D.E. Committee, since 1981, Positivics Program, since 1982.
Co-chairman Question 8 Committee, 1980-1982, S.H.A.F.T.E.D. Tax Repeal Committee, 1982 C.H.I.C. Political Education Committee, since 1977, People Against Tax Hikes Committee, since 1983. Board directors, Nevada co-chairman President Reagan's Citizens's Committee for Tax Reform, 1985-1986. National chairman Term Limitation Committee, since 1988.
National chairman Combined Committees for Republican's Contract with American, since 1994. Chairman Citizen's to Return Barloon and Daliberti, since 1995, New Nurses project, since 2003. With United States Navy, 1942-1945, United States Air Force, 1950-1953, Korea.
Commander United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, 1959-1960. Member American Legion (Commander 1947-1948, member national convention distinguished guest committee 1947-1952), DAV, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Security Council (national adviser since 1966), United States Chamber of Commerce (senior member representative 1986-1996).
Married Peggy Nightengale, August 14, 1977 (divorced September 15, 2000). Children by previous marriage: Dona Cavnar Hambly, Judy Cavnar Bentrim. Children: Heather Anne Hicks, Heide Lynn Gibson.