Steven Schiff

Steven Harvey Schiff (March 18, 1947 – March 25, 1998) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the first district of New Mexico from 1989 until his death in 1998. Schiff was a Republican.

Steven Schiff
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st district
In office January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998
Preceded by	Manuel Lujan, Jr.
Succeeded by	Heather Wilson
Personal details
Born	Steven Harvey Schiff March 18, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 25, 1998(1998-03-25) (aged 51) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Illinois University of New Mexico School of Law
Occupation	Lawyer

Schiff was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. at the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Schiff joined the New Mexico Air National Guard in 1969, and he was a reservist until his death. He remained in New Mexico and was a lawyer until his election to Congress in 1989. From 1972 until 1981, Schiff was an assistant city attorney from Albuquerque. He was the Bernalillo County, New Mexico district attorney from 1981 until his entering Congress.

Schiff had an interest in UFOs and as a congressman pressured various government officials for information about them.^[1][2][3]

Schiff died of squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin^[4] during his fifth term in Congress in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Republican Heather Wilson won a special election to succeed him.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

References

1. William Claiborne (September 16, 1993). "GAO Turns to Alien Turf in Probe; Bodies of Space Voyagers Said to Have Disappeared in 1947". Tavistock Times Gazette. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2013. Alt URL
2. "Strange, Silent Craft Sighted Flying Across the Night Sky". Tavistock Times Gazette. September 16, 1993.
3. Park, Robert L. (2001). Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud. Oxford University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0195147100. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
4. Archived May 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Steven Schiff at Find a Grave
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Inventory of the Steven Schiff Papers, 1977–1998, University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for Southwest Research

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Manuel Lujan Jr.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st congressional district January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998	Succeeded by Heather Wilson