William Dannemeyer, former O.C. congressman and anti-gay crusader, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES - William Dannemeyer, a former Orange County congressman who spent much of his career fighting gay rights and helped cement Orange County's reputation as a bastion of right-wing conservatism, has died at his home in Thousand Palms.
Dannemeyer died July 9 of age-related illness, said his son Bruce Dannemeyer. He was 89.
Once called the "Don Quixote of the Right," Dannemeyer was a steadfast bannerman for the religious right in conservative politics. Along with figures such as "B-1 Bob" Dornan, John Schmitz and, most recent to exit, Dana Rohrabacher, Dannemeyer was part
