JoinCalifornia - George N. Zenovich

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Zenovich </h1> Democratic <p>  <table id="rightinfotable"><tr><td> <div id="rightinfo"> <div id="cand_pic"> <img src="/candidate_pic.php?id=5694" alt="Picture of George N. Zenovich "> <br> </div> <span id="cand_pic_capt">CA Blue Book</span> <table id="cand_results"> <tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Office</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>Result</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1962-11-06">11-06-1962</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>AD-32</td> <td>32922</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1964-11-03">11-03-1964</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>AD-32</td> <td>39503</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1966-11-08">11-08-1966</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>AD-32</td> <td>48280</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1968-11-05">11-05-1968</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>AD-32</td> <td>54405</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1970-11-03">11-03-1970</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>SD-16</td> <td>62640</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1974-11-05">11-05-1974</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>SD-14</td> <td>93270</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/election/1978-11-07">11-07-1978</a></td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>SD-14</td> <td>89153</td> <td>Win</td> </tr> </table> </div> </td></tr></table> <table> <tr><td> </td></tr> </table> <h2>Candidate Biography:</h2><p> <p>Born: April 29, 1922 in Fresno, CA<br />Married: Vera Sarenac (in 1955)<br />Children: Ninon and Marina<br />Military Service: ARMY (WWII)<br />Died: September 25, 2013 in Fresno, CA</p> <p>1966-1967: Majority Leader, California State Assembly<br />1968: Delegate, Democratic National Convention<br />1969-1970: Minority Caucus Chair, California State Assembly<br />1979: Resigned from the State Senate on March 23.<br />1979-2000: Associate Justice, 5th District Court of Appeal<br />2000: Proponent, Proposition 34 [Limits individual campaign contributions] (Passed: 60%)</p> <ul> <li>Married Vera in the city of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.</li> <li><strong>LEGISLATION: </strong>Author of the <a href="/candidate/5788">Dixon</a>-<a href="/candidate/5694">Zenovich</a>-<a href="/candidate/5773">Maddy</a> California Arts Act of 1975, which established the California Arts Council.</li> <li><strong>LEGISLATION:</strong> The <a href="/candidate/1712">Alatorre</a>-<a href="/candidate/5694">Zenovich</a>-<a href="/candidate/2434">Dunlap</a>-<a href="/candidate/5787">Berman</a> Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 establishing the right to collective bargaining for farmworkers as well as the creation of the state's Agricultural Labor Relations Board.</li> <li><strong>Supreme Court Decision: </strong>In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a provision in a law authored by Zenovich, SB 3x1 (1975), was unconstitutional. The law, which allowed labor unions to access agricultural employer’s property to recruit new members, was found to violate the fifth and fourteenth amendments. (Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, 20-107)</li> </ul> <p>Source: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">California Blue Book</span> (1963), (1967)<br />Source: "Primary May 22 in Special Senate Race"; Los Angeles Times (5/24/1979)<br />Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0930588347/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0930588347&linkCode=as2&tag=califspolithi-20&linkId=A4CBOOUU4KYYVIBR">A Disorderly House: The Brown-Unruh Years in Sacramento</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=califspolithi-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0930588347" border="0" width="1" height="1" /> by <a href="/candidate/5680">James R. Mills</a> (Heyday Books; 1987)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="left"></td><td> <div class="footer"><a href="/about">About Us</a> | <a href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> <br>One Voter Project: <a href="http://www.onevoter.org/">One Voter</a> | <a href="http://www.joincalifornia.com/">JoinCalifornia</a> <br>Copyright © 2005-2025 Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers <br>Redistribution or commercial use is prohibited without express written permission. <br><i>JoinCalifornia.com does not endorse candidates for public office.</i> <a href="http://www.joincalifornia.com/scarce.php"></a> </div> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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