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{{short description|American politician}}
'''Stanley Yavneh "Stan" Klos''' (born January 18, 1954), is an American businessman, historical preservationist, and former [[basketball]] player. Klos was a Republican candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1994, challenging [[Robert C. Byrd]] for the [[West Virginia]] seat. In 2011, he married Naomi Yavneh Klos, Ph.D. and changed his middle name from "Louis" to "Yavneh", his wife's maiden name. The couple reside in [[New Orleans]], where Dr. Naomi Yavneh Klos is the Director of the [[Loyola New Orleans]] University Honors Program.▼
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|01|18}}
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| high_school = [[Madison Township High School|Madison Township]]<br>([[Middlesex County, New Jersey]])
| college =
*[[Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball|Saint Peter's]] (1972–1974)
*[[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State]] (1975–1977)
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| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| years1 = 197?–197?
| team1 = Amaro Harrys Bologna
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▲'''Stanley Yavneh
==Early life==
Klos was born in [[New York City]] to Dr. Louis A. Klos, founder of the
==Basketball career==
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From 1972 to 1974 Klos played [[college basketball]] for St. Peter's College as a
===Professional career===
Klos played for [[Italy]]'s
==Historical preservation==
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Klos was co-founder of The James Monroe Scholarship Award established in 2001 by the James Monroe Foundation.<ref>[http://jamesmonroe.org/welcome.html James Monroe Scholarship Award] Established in 2001 by the James Monroe Foundation.</ref> The award is an annual essay contest for juniors and seniors enrolled in a public, private or home-school high school programs. All 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-place essays are posted online at jamesmonroe.org.<ref>[http://jamesmonroe.org/scholars.html James Monroe Scholars]</ref>
Klos is the co-founder of Dinosaur Safaris, Inc., in Shell, Wyoming.<ref>[http://www.dinosaursafaris.com/welcome.html Dinosaur Safaris, Inc.] Shell, Wyoming</ref><ref>[http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=59591 Local family business uncovers a dinosaur!] Tampabay Channel 10, July 23, 2007</ref> The company is headed by paleontologist [[Bob Simon]]. Under Simon's stewardship, four fully articulated dinosaurs–[[Camarasaurus]], [[Stegosaurus]], [[Diplodocus]], and [[Camptosaurus]]–have been discovered.<ref>[
==Authorial activities==
''President Who? Forgotten Founders''<ref>[http://www.stanklos.com PRESIDENT WHO? FORGOTTEN FOUNDERS] 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Estoric, {{ISBN|0-9752627-5-0}}</ref> examines the origins of the U.S. Presidency <ref>[http://www.fdrheritage.org/newspaper/grandopening1.htm Roosevelt's legacy is "an inspiration']
''America's Four Republics: The More or Less United States''<ref>[http://www.americasfourrepublics.com] 2012 Cedar Key, Florida: Estoric,Inc {{ISBN|978-0975262740}}</ref> tells the story of the 15-year founding period of the United States, and details Klos' views about the different concepts of the American Republic which were held at the time.
==Virtualology==
In 1999 Klos founded The Virtualology Project, a website designed with its own search engine, Evisum, hosting historical documents, art, natural history research and biographies, and coupled with an online research model including over 7,500 unique URL addresses of notable topics. It hosts a copyrighted, edited version of ''[[Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography]]'' under its FamousAmericans.net website.<ref>{{cite news |first= Mary|last= Carney
==Politics==
Klos served as West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee Finance Chairman from 1992 to 1994. During this period annual contributions grew by 750%.
In 1994, Klos was the Republican Nominee for West Virginia in the [[United States Senate elections, 1994|US Senate elections]], having defeated physician Arthur R. Gindin in the primary by 61% to 39%. Klos campaigned as a ''"sacrificial lamb"'' against veteran Democrat [[Robert C. Byrd]], as part of the Republican U.S. Senatorial Committee's strategy to re-capture a majority in the United States Senate in 1994. This strategy was successful, as although Byrd was elected with 69% to Stan Klos' 31%, he spent $1,550,354 to Klos' $267,165.<ref>[http://election.nationaljournal.com/2006/senate/wv.htm US Senate 1994] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028185551/http://election.nationaljournal.com/2006/senate/wv.htm |date=2010-10-28 }} Byrd (D) versus Klos (R)</ref> Additionally, the Democratic Party invested over $1 million in West Virginia's U.S. Senatorial Campaign, compared to the Republican Party's $15,000. The Republicans duly won a majority in the U.S. Senate. The campaign received attention for the hiring of an actor to play [[Robert C. Byrd]] in staged Statewide Debates when the Byrd refused Klos's invitation for a series of formal Senatorial Debates. The campaign also organized successful demonstrations against the Clintons' National Health Care Bus as it traveled through West Virginia in the summer of 1994. When the bill debated in the Senate, Senator Byrd opposed the approval of the [[National Health Care]] measure while the bus was completing its tour in the state. However, on Klos's instruction the campaign did not implement the "''Death by a Thousand Cuts''" plan proposed by strategists, which was later favourably acknowledged by Senator Byrd.<ref>[http://www.roi.us/pics.h4.jpg Robert C. Byrd Letter to Stanley L. Klos] October 31, 1997</ref>
In 1996 Klos was a nominee for State Treasurer, recruited by West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Steve La Rose. During this campaign, Klos uncovered a scheme to circumvent the State Constitution's ban on investing State funds into equities. Klos challenged the "West Virginia Trust Fund", which was subsequently declared unconstitutional by the [[West Virginia Supreme Court]] on February 25, 1997.<ref>[http://www.state.wv.us/WVSCA/docs%5Cspring97%5C23939.htm SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA] West Virginia Trust Fund declared Unconstitutional February 25, 1997</ref> The following year an amendment to the State Constitution allowing equity investments was proposed to the voters and passed by a 71 to 29 percent margin. The ''[[Wheeling News-Register]]'' commented favourably on Klos's efforts in an editorial entitled "Klos Took A Stand Based on What is Right".<ref>[http://www.roi.us/picstr2.jpg "Klos Took A Stand Based on What is Right"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127030633/http://www.roi.us/picstr2.jpg |date=2007-11-27 }} Wheeling News Redgister, West Virginia September 29, 1997</ref>
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