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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Contra Costa County, Calif.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Hines</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#416.34.51">A. Inman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mellette-memorial.html#863.31.68">Aaron R. Meloney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker3.html#310.21.50">Edwin Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#076.60.98">Napoleon B. Smith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wardell-warnell.html#559.96.89">F. M. Warmcastle</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Alamo:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halla-halsell.html#994.74.62">Jeremiah Hallisey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morang-moreaux.html#337.01.62">Vishwas More</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#431.47.63">Shirley Nelson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tatem-tayloe.html#015.14.73">Ellen O. Tauscher</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Antioch:</b></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Antioch, 1800-1899: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbott.html#049.27.26">Stephen Abbott</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#553.35.59">Josiah R. Baker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown4.html#681.05.78">George Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#271.51.96">George R. Clarke</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eddy.html#489.83.63">Russell Eddy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kimball.html#478.19.03">George W. Kimball</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#275.01.80">David Macartney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahady-mahone.html#720.60.86">David P. Mahan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#498.33.24">Job C. McCaster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#298.33.96">Van W. Phillips</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodnutt-woodrum.html#263.21.09">David S. Woodruff</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Antioch, 1900-1999: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#553.35.59">Josiah R. Baker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beardmore-beattie.html#021.47.37">William R. Beasley, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bigger-bikar.html#966.84.93">Frank J. Biglow</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#643.66.96">Evelyn J. Centeno</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorman.html#840.99.04">Margaret Dorman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#446.65.82">Arlynne L. Faulks</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/field-fielding.html#317.46.41">William Wesley Field</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herberts-herlong.html#643.06.93">Len Herendeen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hermann-herrero.html#857.75.60">Ralph Hernandez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#360.91.08">Joel Keller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavy-ledyard.html#858.76.40">Marc LeDuc</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loomis.html#837.80.33">Verne Loomis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#275.01.80">David Macartney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#124.67.42">William E. Meek</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#396.79.47">Ruben R. Reimche</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#276.86.29">Elizabeth Rimbault</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robison-rockne.html#724.84.00">Mary Helen Rocha</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saunders.html#847.30.40">James F. Saunders</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#872.03.35">Jack C. Smith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walcott-waldren.html#066.99.02">Jerome R. Waldie</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walkinlawton-wall.html#495.40.89">Alice M. Wall</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webster.html#570.57.73">Alice C. Webster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wigginton-wilard.html#837.58.94">Bessie B. Wightman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zaagman-zazachilds.html#214.24.27">Carolina Zamora</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Antioch, 2000-2023: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#183.85.43">James D. Davis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donalda-donivan.html#687.75.63">Nate Donithan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/esaias-esters.html#809.60.70">Constance Esters</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freemont-fremming.html#264.81.81">Donald P. Freitas</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gorney-goulart.html#115.14.67">Paul Goulart</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meyering-michalski.html#330.55.52">Chet Michaels</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#965.81.44">Allen D. Payton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robison-rockne.html#724.84.00">Mary Helen Rocha</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Brentwood:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen4.html#478.89.61">Gertrude Allen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#372.62.34">Annette Beckstrand</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#719.10.68">Louis Grunauer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#592.80.07">Barbara Guise</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#006.01.40">Ana B. Gutierrez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ivey-izlar.html#973.08.14">Marco B. Ivory</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kidd.html#981.97.01">Quintin Kidd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccormick.html#003.45.87">Betsy McCormick</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#560.86.93">Michael A. McPoland, Sr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#311.71.39">W. P. Morgans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mott.html#182.04.96">H. V. Mott</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sharp.html#919.48.47">Brian Sharp</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swindall-swoope.html#049.36.58">Brian Swisher</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#785.13.69">Robert Taylor</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#469.08.55">Teresa J. Wooten</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Clayton:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonardo-lessler.html#420.70.83">Kris Lesher-Aring</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Concord:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#284.33.41">Pamela J. Aguilar</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bacon.html#101.30.21">Samuel Bacon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell2.html#616.36.26">Donald Campbell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colen-collingwood.html#359.99.06">Thomas Coll</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#323.96.38">Gary Cortes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudly-duffield.html#054.23.94">Joe Duffel</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#485.26.81">Gary Eberhart</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzsimmons-fladeland.html#988.76.45">William W. Fjellbo</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#153.23.93">John L. Garaventa</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goulden-gradison.html#892.99.23">Sue Grabowski</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughey-hulka.html#974.04.77">Aleita J. Huguenin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#092.72.52">Alymer B. Hussey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/koch.html#778.11.95">Thomas J. Koch</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kribbs-krzycki.html#410.18.44">George H. Krueger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#269.49.80">Elizabeth McCormac</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy7.html#263.40.43">Petra C. Murphy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#350.80.69">Mary Payton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#777.27.89">P. M. Sato</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehan.html#179.15.37">James Sheehan</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Danville:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlsmith-carlson.html#028.03.76">Arthur W. Carlson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark1.html#821.77.68">A. E. Clark</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohen.html#717.54.93">Michael Cohen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#622.13.43">John Conway</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mack.html#657.61.70">Charles Mack III</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchellson-moeur.html#947.50.18">Darryl L. Mobley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#903.63.19">Donald Nelson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stark.html#223.74.05">Pete Stark</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>El Cerrito:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html#006.89.26">Leo Armstrong</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#304.26.93">Maria Blanco</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bosa-bouckaert.html#522.88.83">M. E. Bostock</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delany-delawarr.html#407.33.76">Truman H. DeLap</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilhams-gillen.html#612.58.53">Henry E. Gillan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halla-halsell.html#243.30.36">Richard Hallock</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heft-heiple.html#793.50.90">Melvin C. Heinkel</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkinson-hormann.html#776.93.40">Doris A. Hormel</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#678.41.29">Lewis C. Keading</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#420.39.73">E. A. Valentino</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>El Sobrante:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masterson-matheson.html#972.48.09">S. C. Masterson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#845.04.93">Tanisha Sandhu</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wentz-werline.html#204.66.50">Susan D. Werbe</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Hercules:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#983.51.77">Kranti A. Kapre</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Lafayette:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/browning.html#065.82.78">Morris Browning</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delay-delwin.html#755.46.19">Tom Del Beccaro</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doyle.html#958.11.40">Donald D. Doyle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodell-goodrell.html#833.72.29">Marion Goodman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halstad-hamill.html#749.77.72">Stephen A. Hamill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klein.html#717.28.22">Kathleen R. Klein</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lincoln.html#757.72.17">Luther H. Lincoln</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#477.90.90">Jack Pedder</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#544.53.25">Fred Schreve</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweet.html#234.20.07">Henry R. Sweet</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#845.52.69">Kay Valory</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaughn.html#478.97.77">William B. Vaughn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winslow.html#084.97.66">Ernest Winslow</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winslow.html#306.43.01">Laura Winslow</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Martinez:</b></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Martinez, 1800-1899: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccallen-mccarter.html#206.98.87">John McCann</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Martinez, 1900-1999: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#126.77.51">John F. Baldwin, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bray.html#869.93.83">Mrs. A. F. Bray</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter3.html#239.26.89">Eric E. Carter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chappel-chartrand.html#042.59.77">Raymond P. Chapot</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farley.html#297.97.33">Timothy Farley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freye-frimodig.html#858.21.39">Jack O. Fries</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glass.html#251.67.89">F. L. Glass</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#692.22.47">James F. Hoey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#751.20.61">Larry Lippow</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mena-mercado.html#747.97.17">Michael M. Menesini</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#435.94.08">George Miller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#190.50.65">George Miller, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#092.06.85">C. A. Ricks</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#437.97.40">Mark A. Ross</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#820.31.77">R. R. Veale</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#260.44.36">W. M. Veale</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#662.50.51">George H. Weise</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Martinez, 2000-2023: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#906.66.05">Michael Alford</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#578.67.30">Bryan Berthiaume</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delany-delawarr.html#555.11.29">Damian De La Rosa</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#783.20.88">John Fitzgerald</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilburn-kiley.html#648.89.44">Lynda C. Kilday</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#967.91.86">Linda Lewis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#874.01.43">Paul Mariano</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgee.html#231.54.60">Ed McGee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#435.94.08">George Miller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#372.32.54">Vito Osenga</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#437.97.40">Mark A. Ross</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#641.59.63">Rob Schroder</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#233.96.94">Cliff Souza</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spalletta-sparkman.html#381.64.64">John Sparacino</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Moraga:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bird.html#846.14.24">Henry Bird</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bird.html#523.33.70">Rochelle Bird</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coulomb-courtlandt.html#689.46.20">Charles Couric</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#635.51.73">Judith Kanter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#415.36.57">Sandra Ruliffson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Oakley:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/busha-butkowski.html#766.12.34">Ana Marie G. Bustos</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marsh-marshal.html#446.11.01">Randolph C. Marsh</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#396.79.47">Ruben R. Reimche</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Orinda:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#419.23.24">Nathan B. Hoyt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kribbs-krzycki.html#731.00.04">Viola Krotz</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendry-penniman.html#788.64.73">Arthur A. Pennebaker</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Pinole:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aldredge-aleshire.html#772.74.01">Maria L. Alegria</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/down-downey.html#549.38.85">Edward M. Downer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#542.11.71">B. Fernandez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/preston.html#036.17.95">LaWanna Preston</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Pittsburg:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosby.html#302.77.21">Sumner Crosby</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davern-davidow.html#566.02.79">Vincent A. Davi</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hortsman-hostler.html#976.00.97">Leo Hosier</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king9.html#803.66.36">W. W. King</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#536.93.66">Edmund Linscheid</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#730.30.92">Martin E. Rothenberg</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#353.03.88">Nancy C. Solomon</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Pleasant Hill:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#833.37.21">Joseph Miller</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Port Costa:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward4.html#249.51.25">George H. Ward</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Richmond:</b></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Richmond, 1900-1999: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#943.43.89">Gust J. Allyn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andridge-anstine.html#553.74.01">Clifford C. Anglim</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#158.97.25">Bobbie J. Arnold</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#479.38.20">Lucinda Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlsmith-carlson.html#300.99.39">Thomas M. Carlson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#479.58.15">Bert Coffey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coots-corbly.html#953.40.99">Rosemary M. Corbin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garnet-garretson.html#454.81.65">E. J. Garrard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#585.24.02">Ezekiel Griffin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jelinek-jenkin.html#163.97.03">Sue Jelonek</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#891.00.00">Samuel F. Jenkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#582.04.13">John T. Knox</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lane.html#348.15.20">W. L. Lane</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#352.98.18">James N. Long</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lord.html#462.22.67">Douglas E. Lord</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#609.81.00">John E. Marquez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masterson-matheson.html#972.48.09">S. C. Masterson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarlane-mcgavock.html#613.55.29">Lizzie T. McGann</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#368.92.52">Ed J. J. McKeegan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeogh-mckibbin.html#019.92.99">Mary McKeown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#190.50.65">George Miller, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#065.66.27">John A. Miller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#310.58.68">Lyman H. Naugle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pierce.html#884.39.14">David Pierce</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#964.85.12">Nagaraja R. Rao</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rhomberg-riccobono.html#474.18.41">Augusta Rhone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sauner-sawtelle.html#072.00.10">Harold F. Sawallisch</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepperd-sherlock.html#236.82.78">John J. Sheridan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#766.72.49">Waverly Stairley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas6.html#995.68.02">Leslie J. Thomas</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/till-tillinghaust.html#922.35.48">F. E. Tiller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#037.05.96">Leo A. Viann</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker6.html#351.33.43">Marshall Walker III</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willis.html#773.12.83">J. B. Willis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#534.36.41">Lee D. Windrem</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Richmond, 2000-2023: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#394.39.95">Irma L. Anderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bates.html#083.12.54">Nathaniel R. Bates</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#708.81.26">Courtland Corky Booze</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butman-butters.html#219.98.13">Tom Butt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#051.11.21">Richard Griffin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#292.26.07">James Jenkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/looney-lorch.html#507.37.65">Myrna Lopez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#609.81.00">John E. Marquez</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclaughlin-mclay.html#142.28.78">Gayle McLaughlin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#964.85.12">Nagaraja R. Rao</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers5.html#824.81.83">Jim Rogers</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#919.57.19">Harpreet S. Sandhu</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thurmond-thwing.html#502.44.18">Tony K. Thurmond</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vincente-vliet.html#511.20.89">Maria T. Viramontes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zielinziger-zimmerer.html#162.83.18">John Ziesenhenne</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>San Pablo:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#364.65.28">John E. Bouquet</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#159.55.36">G. W. Ferrill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myerson-myus.html#948.20.78">Palmer S. Myhre</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#278.43.72">R. W. Pelletreau</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snelling-snover.html#618.87.34">John M. Snider</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>San Ramon:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bankson-barbosa.html#563.03.20">Patricia A. Baran</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#387.97.61">Bill Clarkson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#846.99.80">Harlan S. Geldermann</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#892.81.03">H. C. Hurst</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kinney.html#674.24.96">Curt Kinney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowlands-roxburgh.html#929.40.23">Carol J. Rowley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#856.73.75">Kyle Vallone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson4.html#959.97.00">H. Abram Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Walnut Creek:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allison.html#869.21.79">Archibald B. Allison</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#290.51.22">Philip Bancroft</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#181.87.81">Gregory Bedard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#616.45.39">James E. Boman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#730.79.21">Robert D. Camacho</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/camiel-campau.html#384.28.25">Jacqueline Camp</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/condon.html#030.46.07">Robert Condon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellet-ellington.html#444.50.94">Roger F. Ellingson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans6.html#485.77.13">Lisa Jaye Evans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html#029.14.00">Ellen Ford</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#581.48.92">Allie Guyette</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#446.47.19">John Herrington</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#505.17.73">Edward Kenney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meredith.html#032.04.27">Jean Meredith</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/onen-orner.html#636.29.75">George Opacic</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker4.html#410.28.51">Gary Parker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#656.11.53">Lou Paulson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reid.html#864.75.89">Betty L. 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