Lia Roberts
Lia Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Nevada Republican Party | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lia Sandu May 7, 1949 Bucharest, Romania |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician |
Known for | Expressed intention to run in the Romanian election of 2004 |
Lia Roberts (born Lia Sandu on May 7, 1949) is a Romanian and American politician. The former leader of the Nevada Republican Party, she expressed an intention to run in the Romanian election of 2004,[1] but withdrew due to poor poll numbers.
Born in Bucharest, she emigrated from Communist Romania in 1979, later becoming a naturalized American citizen.[2] She lives in Las Vegas, where she serves as honorary consul for the Romanian Consulate.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sussman, Gerald Jay (2005). Global electioneering: campaign consulting, communications, and corporate financing. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 80. ISBN 0-7425-2692-5.
- ↑ Bibeau, Paul André (2007). Sundays with Vlad: From Pennsylvania to Transylvania, One Man's Quest to Live in the World of the Undead. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-35278-1.
- ↑ "Foreign visitors turn to honorary consuls for help". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Jun 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-23.