Steve Horn

Steve Horn
3rd President of California State University, Long Beach
In office August 1, 1970 – February 13, 1988
Preceded by	Carl W. McIntosh
Succeeded by	Curtis McCray
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 38th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Bob Dornan
Succeeded by	Grace Napolitano
Personal details
Born	(1931-05-31)May 31, 1931 San Juan Bautista, California, U.S.
Died	February 17, 2011(2011-02-17) (aged 79) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nini Moore Horn
Children	Marcia and Steve, Jr.
Alma mater	Stanford University (A.B.) Harvard University (M.P.A.) Stanford University (Ph.D.)
Profession	Professor

John Stephen "Steve" Horn (May 31, 1931 – February 17, 2011) was President of California State University, Long Beach and later a Republican United States Congressman from California.

Horn was born on May 31, 1931 in San Juan Bautista, California, Horn served in the United States Army Reserves from 1954 until 1962.

Horn earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1953 and went on to earn a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration in 1955. In 1958 he earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University.

In 1959, Horn became administrative assistant to Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell. In 1960, he went to work for then U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) as a legislative assistant and served in that capacity until 1966, when he left to become a Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Horn played a major role in the 1964 presidential campaign of Nelson Rockefeller in California. He also served as Vice Chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission from 1969 to 1980 and as a member of the National Institute of Corrections from 1972 until 1988 (serving as chairman from 1984 until 1987).

Horn was President of California State University Long Beach from 1970 until 1988 when he stepped down to run for Congress.

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