Bruce L. Bialosky | |
---|---|
Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
7 October 1953
Residence | Studio City, California |
Nationality | American |
Education | San Diego State University (B.S.) |
Occupation | CPA, Real Estate Broker, Columnist |
Spouse(s) | Teri Michaels Bialosky |
Children | Samuel and Hannah |
Bruce Lawrence Bialosky, CPA (born October 7, 1953) is a political columnist who founded the Republican Jewish Coalition of California and was appointed by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. He currently writes a weekly column on Townhall.com, and is a frequent writer for other publications as well as often being a guest on talk radio. Bialosky writes often on financial issues.
Bialosky was born in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of five his family moved back to the birthplace of his parents, Cleveland, Ohio. There he grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with his two older brothers – Robert and David. In 1969, he moved to California with his now-divorced mother. After high school, Bialosky put himself through college—first graduating from Los Angeles Valley College and then attending San Diego State University where he graduated in 1976 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. During his senior year at SDSU, Bialosky served as President of the School of Business.
Bialosky started his career at Peat Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in 1976. He obtained his CPA license in 1978. At the end of 1979, he moved to Reno, Nevada, to become Chief Financial Officer for his brothers’ auto parts chain – Parts World. The chain was sold thereafter and Bialosky stayed on to run the chain for the new owners along with one of his brothers. In 1983, he returned to Los Angeles where he established a CPA practice emphasizing real estate and taxation. In 1987, he obtained a real estate broker’s license. He has maintained his practice in both areas since that time.
Upon arrival in Reno, Nevada, in 1980 Bialosky involved himself in the election of Ronald Reagan for President. He worked with Patty Cafferata (later State Treasurer of Nevada and Gubernatorial candidate in 1986) and her mother, Barbara Vucanovich (who was Senator Paul Laxalt’s chief of staff and later the first member of Congress from Northern Nevada). In 1982 with their encouragement, Bialosky ran for state assembly in Reno, but lost in the primary. He then managed Cafferata’s successful campaign for State Treasurer.