Given the question: What type of details about ward connerly can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: wardell anthony '' ward '' connerly -lrb- born june 15 , 1939 -rrb- is an american political activist , businessman , and former university of california regent -lrb- 1993 -- 2005 -rrb- . he is also the founder and the chairman of the american civil rights institute , a national non-profit organization in opposition to racial and gender preferences . he is considered to be the man behind california 's proposition 209 prohibiting race - and gender-based preferences in state hiring , contracting and state university admissions , a program formerly known as affirmative action .
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