Bill Zeliff

William H. Zeliff, Jr. (born June 12, 1936) is a Republican politician from New Hampshire who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.

Bill Zeliff
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Bob Smith
Succeeded by	John E. Sununu
Personal details
Born	(1936-06-12) June 12, 1936 East Orange, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sydna Taylor; 3 children
Alma mater	University of Connecticut

Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Zeliff graduated from Milford High School in Milford, Connecticut in 1954 and received his B.S. at the University of Connecticut in 1959, where he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. He served in the Connecticut Army National Guard from 1958–64 and afterwards was in the United States Army Reserve.

Zeliff worked as a sales and marketing manager in the consumer products division of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1959 to 1976 and was also an innkeeper and small business owner. He ran unsuccessfully for the New Hampshire Senate in 1984 and was a delegate to the 1988 Republican National Convention which nominated George H. W. Bush for the presidency.

Zeliff was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1990, took seat in 1991 and was reelected in 1992 and 1994. In 1996, Zeliff opted to instead run in the gubernatorial race for Governor of New Hampshire. He lost the nomination to the chairman of the New Hampshire Board of Education Ovide Lamontagne who went on to lose the election to New Hampshire State Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

Zeliff is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[1]