Bryan was an opponent of Search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), stating: "As of today millions have been spent and we have yet to bag a single little green fellow. Not a single Martian has said take me to your leader, and not a single flying saucer has applied for FAA approval." He introduced an amendment to the 1994 budget that secured the cancellation of the High Resolution Microwave Survey and terminated NASA's SETI efforts less than one year after their launch.[4][5][6] Bryan ran for reelection in the Senate in 1994, easily defeating Republican challenger Hal Furman.
Bryan also focused on preventing Yucca Mountain from being used as a nuclear waste long-term storage site. Though the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository would be built during Bryan's time in the Senate, his opposition, along with delayed any actual storage from occurring. This opposition would continue after Bryan had retired before plans for storage were discontinued by President Barack Obama.[7]
Byran opted not to run for a third term in the Senate in 2000.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Famous ATOs". Alpha Tau Omega. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^"After A Life Time Of Service, Richard Bryan Honored By Las Vegas, ACLU". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
^"Bryan encouraged to run against Hecht in '88". Reno Gazette-Journal. 11 August 1987. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
^H. Paul Shuch, ed. (2011). Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence: SETI past, present, and future. Berlin: Springer. ISBN978-3-642-13195-0.
^Garber, Stephen (1999). "Searching for Good Science: The Cancellation of NASA's SETI Program" (PDF). Nasa History Office. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
^ abBryan Not to Seek Re-election Washington Post, 19/02/99, Retrieved 12/04/18
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For other people named Richard Bryan see Richard Bryan disambiguation Richard Hudson Bryan born July 16 1937 is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and as a United States Senator representing Nevada from 1989 until 2001 A Democrat Bryan previously served as the state s attorney general and a member of the State Senate Richard BryanChair of the Senate Ethics CommitteeIn office January 3 1993 January 3 1995Preceded byTerry SanfordSucceeded byMitch McConnellUnited States Senatorfrom NevadaIn office January 3 1989 January 3 2001Preceded byChic HechtSucceeded byJohn Ensign25th Governor of NevadaIn office January 3 1983 January 3 1989LieutenantBob CashellBob MillerPreceded byRobert ListSucceeded byBob Miller27th Attorney General of NevadaIn office January 1 1979 January 3 1983GovernorRobert ListPreceded byRobert ListSucceeded byBrian McKayPersonal detailsBornRichard Hudson Bryan 1937 07 16 July 16 1937 age 86 Washington D C U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseBonnie Fairchild m 1962 died 2016 wbr Children3EducationUniversity of Nevada Reno BA University of California Hastings JD Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States ArmyYears of service1959 1960 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 U S Senate 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editBryan was born in Washington D C and graduated from the University of Nevada at Reno in 1959 where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and the president of ASUN 1 He earned his J D degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law In 1963 he was admitted to the Nevada Bar He was Clark County s first public defender 2 Political career edit nbsp Bryan as governor Bryan served as a member of the Nevada Senate from 1972 to 1978 In 1979 Bryan became the Nevada Attorney General and served in the position until 1983 In 1982 Bryan challenged incumbent Republican Nevada Governor Robert List who was running for reelection He defeated List and became governor in January 1983 Bryan was easily reelected in 1986 defeating Nevada State Treasurer Patricia Cafferata U S Senate edit By 1987 Bryan was encouraged by several prominent politicians including Harry Reid and Alan Cranston to run for the U S Senate 3 He declared his candidacy shortly after and in the 1988 U S Senate election he defeated incumbent Republican Senator Chic Hecht He was sworn in at the convening of the 101st Congress on January 3 1989 During his tenure in the Senate Bryan served on the Finance Banking Intelligence and Commerce Committees Bryan was an opponent of Search for extraterrestrial intelligence SETI stating As of today millions have been spent and we have yet to bag a single little green fellow Not a single Martian has said take me to your leader and not a single flying saucer has applied for FAA approval He introduced an amendment to the 1994 budget that secured the cancellation of the High Resolution Microwave Survey and terminated NASA s SETI efforts less than one year after their launch 4 5 6 Bryan ran for reelection in the Senate in 1994 easily defeating Republican challenger Hal Furman Bryan also focused on preventing Yucca Mountain from being used as a nuclear waste long term storage site Though the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository would be built during Bryan s time in the Senate his opposition along with delayed any actual storage from occurring This opposition would continue after Bryan had retired before plans for storage were discontinued by President Barack Obama 7 Byran opted not to run for a third term in the Senate in 2000 7 References edit Famous ATOs Alpha Tau Omega Retrieved 11 June 2011 After A Life Time Of Service Richard Bryan Honored By Las Vegas ACLU Nevada Public Radio Retrieved 2019 08 23 Bryan encouraged to run against Hecht in 88 Reno Gazette Journal 11 August 1987 p 17 Retrieved 2023 03 25 Alexander Amir A History of SETI Explore the Cosmos The Planetary Society The Planetary Society Archived from the original on September 9 2009 Retrieved February 4 2010 H Paul Shuch ed 2011 Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence SETI past present and future Berlin Springer ISBN 978 3 642 13195 0 Garber Stephen 1999 Searching for Good Science The Cancellation of NASA s SETI Program PDF Nasa History Office Journal of the British Interplanetary Society Retrieved October 9 2014 a b Bryan Not to Seek Re election Washington Post 19 02 99 Retrieved 12 04 18External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Richard Bryan United States Congress Richard Bryan id B000993 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress A Guide to the U S Senatorial Papers of Richard H Bryan Special Collections University Libraries University of Nevada Reno How Richard Bryan destroyed the NASA s SETI project Richard H Bryan s current professional page Appearances on C SPAN Legal offices Preceded byRobert List Attorney General of Nevada1979 1983 Succeeded byBrian McKay Party 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