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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: California: State Senate</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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Crosby</a> 1849-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodworth.html#208.77.71">Selim E. Woodworth</a> 1849-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#900.38.85">David C. Broderick</a> 1850-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green8.html#996.96.28">Thomas Jefferson Green</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#013.52.37">Mariano Guadalupe=Vallejo</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoopes-hopkin.html#750.42.48">Alexander W. Hope</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor6.html#119.20.43">Nelson Taylor</a> 1850-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#322.99.73">Stephen C. Foster</a> 1851 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson1.html#569.23.17">Alexander Anderson</a> 1852 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#974.71.59">James W. Denver</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hager.html#290.22.51">John S. Hager</a> 1852-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeogh-mckibbin.html#244.34.35">Joseph Chambers McKibbin</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brandow-branstrom.html#259.61.37">Samuel Brannan</a> 1853 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ralston.html#471.97.30">James H. Ralston</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#194.94.76">Charles H. Bryan</a> 1854 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dawyn-day.html#175.75.17">Sherman Day</a> 1855-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashley.html#301.62.06">Delos R. Ashley</a> 1856-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sargent.html#073.62.42">Aaron Augustus Sargent</a> 1856 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merritt.html#207.08.02">Samuel A. Merritt</a> 1857-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#080.75.48">Romualdo Pacheco</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodworth.html#540.94.10">Frederick A. Woodworth</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dent.html#760.18.13">George Wrenshall Dent</a> 1858 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/theaker-thom.html#658.92.54">Cameron E. Thom</a> 1858-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/talcott-talley.html#850.33.00">Alfred W. Taliaferro</a> 1860 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson1.html#194.18.25">Benjamin D. Wilson</a> 1860 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#080.75.48">Romualdo Pacheco</a> 1861-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hickson-higginbottom.html#581.03.18">William Higby</a> 1862-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#140.84.59">Alexander G. Abell</a> 1863 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booth.html#630.51.91">Newton Booth</a> 1863 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#834.72.05">John P. Jones</a> 1863 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright8.html#996.08.26">S. P. Wright</a> 1863-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hager.html#290.22.51">John S. Hager</a> 1865-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farley.html#870.41.13">James T. Farley</a> 1869-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#080.75.48">Romualdo Pacheco</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#105.88.30">George C. Perkins</a> 1869-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dehart-deland.html#309.98.47">John J. DeHaven</a> 1871-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#705.39.61">James P. Van Ness</a> 1871 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#130.56.41">Creed Haymond</a> 1875-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/higginson-hilger.html#864.77.72">Samuel G. Hilborn</a> 1875-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#675.60.11">Paul Shirley</a> 1875-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html#924.13.86">A. P. Whitney</a> 1875 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#552.71.66">Niles Searls</a> 1877 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#208.60.34">Grove L. Johnson</a> 1880-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer-parillo.html#059.67.75">Enoch H. Pardee</a> 1880 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowell-rowen.html#995.69.32">Chester A. Rowell</a> 1880-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html#353.00.09">James W. Ragsdale</a> 1880 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitney.html#336.87.80">George E. Whitney</a> 1880 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/english.html#633.49.04">Warren B. English</a> 1882 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#352.70.63">George A. Johnson</a> 1883-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/camiel-campau.html#420.66.80">Anthony Caminetti</a> 1885-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright6.html#945.90.71">Martin J. Wright</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbott.html#930.49.71">J. P. Abbott</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowerman-bowes.html#524.60.69">William W. Bowers</a> 1887-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#079.76.03">Thomas J. Clunie</a> 1887-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white8.html#300.39.26">Stephen M. White</a> 1887-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith8.html#387.44.11">Sylvester C. Smith</a> 1894-1902 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gillet-gillhaus.html#168.98.68">James N. Gillett</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtenius-curtin.html#703.80.73">John B. Curtin</a> 1899-1915 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowell-rowen.html#995.69.32">Chester A. Rowell</a> 1899-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendleton.html#178.16.63">Cornelius W. Pendleton</a> 1901-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welch.html#567.74.02">Richard J. Welch</a> 1901-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knill-knowland.html#919.06.75">Joseph R. Knowland</a> 1903-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowell-rowen.html#995.69.32">Chester A. Rowell</a> 1903-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodward.html#739.84.05">Edward F. Woodward</a> 1903-06 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright3.html#634.30.22">Eli Wright</a> 1905-06 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#172.07.82">Charles Webster Bell</a> 1907-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/camiel-campau.html#420.66.80">Anthony Caminetti</a> 1907-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright6.html#909.62.95">Leroy A. Wright</a> 1907-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cutliff-czelusta.html#194.12.49">Charles Pryde Cutten</a> 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breckons-breedon.html#026.52.12">Arthur H. Breed, Sr.</a> 1913-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purchio-puthuff.html#248.39.45">Claude F. Purkitt</a> 1914-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flagg-flake.html#913.09.46">Lawrence James Flaherty</a> 1915-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyon.html#153.30.50">Charles W. Lyon</a> 1917-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#889.01.05">Tallant Tubbs</a> 1925-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rich-richard.html#679.50.36">William P. Rich</a> 1931-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knill-knowland.html#258.18.29">William F. Knowland</a> 1935-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olson.html#168.93.64">Culbert L. Olson</a> 1935-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#486.28.61">John Phillips</a> 1936-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breckons-breedon.html#209.79.23">Arthur H. Breed, Jr.</a> 1939-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter5.html#120.96.92">Jesse W. Carter</a> 1939 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#650.99.72">John F. Shelley</a> 1939-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/joyes-judah.html#763.06.93">Henry R. Judah</a> 1940-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kubale-kuhlman.html#057.43.59">Thomas H. Kuchel</a> 1940-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucero-ludlam.html#155.70.09">E. George Luckey</a> 1940 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter7.html#014.04.88">Oliver Carter</a> 1941-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#231.33.28">Jack B. Tenney</a> 1942-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#821.46.94">Hugh P. Donnelly</a> 1943-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emest-engle.html#793.42.00">Clair Engle</a> 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hatfield.html#643.72.34">George J. Hatfield</a> 1943-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hulme-humberto.html#947.27.11">Ben Hulse</a> 1945-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#677.67.22">F. Presley Abshire</a> 1949-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#616.19.05">Harold T. Johnson</a> 1949-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#030.30.31">Stanley Arnold</a> 1955-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farr.html#603.09.49">Fred S. Farr</a> 1955 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tazewell-temmey.html#856.88.67">Stephen P. Teale</a> 1958-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bacha-backstrom.html#869.72.77">Leland M. Backstrand</a> 1961-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html#921.64.43">Robert J. Lagomarsino</a> 1961-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reeder-rees.html#479.51.36">Thomas M. Rees</a> 1962-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#566.69.47">Jack Schrade</a> 1963-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marksberry-marley.html#268.03.00">Fred W. Marler, Jr.</a> 1965-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#902.17.36">John G. Schmitz</a> 1965-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harless-harmison.html#251.62.61">John L. Harmer</a> 1966-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#654.04.41">George Moscone</a> 1966-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#899.24.28">Bill Richardson</a> 1966-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html#927.00.63">Anthony C. Beilenson</a> 1967-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burditt-burges.html#726.54.09">Clair W. Burgener</a> 1967-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#723.83.59">George E. Danielson</a> 1967-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/detaranto-devin.html#757.20.54">George Deukmejian</a> 1967-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilas-dills.html#708.45.20">Ralph C. Dills</a> 1967- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyess-dzula.html#212.26.35">Mervyn M. Dymally</a> 1967-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marks.html#675.21.99">Milton Marks</a> 1967-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#120.95.46">James R. Mills</a> 1967- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weclew-weekes.html#188.81.25">James Q. Wedworth</a> 1967-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#078.22.17">Clare Berryhill</a> 1972-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenaway-greenhut.html#688.98.07">Bill Greene</a> 1975-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#091.92.31">Rose Ann Vuich</a> 1977-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson2.html#871.03.28">Diane E. Watson</a> 1978-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craven.html#343.62.14">William A. Craven</a> 1979-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#201.33.87">Kenneth L. Maddy</a> 1979-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#902.17.36">John G. Schmitz</a> 1979 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#769.73.56">Ed Davis</a> 1980-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#797.98.94">John T. Doolittle</a> 1981-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenaway-greenhut.html#743.69.85">Leroy F. Greene</a> 1982-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seymour.html#513.64.50">John F. Seymour</a> 1982-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/royal-rubin.html#183.29.88">Edward R. Royce</a> 1983-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#344.07.85">Quentin L. Kopp</a> 1986-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burton.html#378.62.76">John L. Burton</a> 1990 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#281.42.62">Bill Lockyer</a> 1990 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#596.01.16">Hilda L. Solis</a> 1992-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell8.html#121.72.45">Thomas J. Campbell</a> 1993-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#331.16.06">J. Stephen Peace</a> 1993-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#169.70.76">Jim Costa</a> 1994-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#591.36.94">Adam B. Schiff</a> 1996-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee1.html#991.53.60">Barbara Lee</a> 1997-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baber-bacchus.html#270.89.99">Joe Baca</a> 1999 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bathgate-battistoni.html#862.55.79">Jim Battin</a> 2004 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#793.32.19">Mimi Walters</a> 2008-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laire-lamartine.html#702.80.92">Doug LaMalfa</a> 2010-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tooley-tossy.html#966.46.26">Norma Torres</a> 2013-14 <li> 2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#785.80.19">James M. Gleaves</a> 1895 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson2.html#809.88.43">Mike Thompson</a> 1990-98 <li> 5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#444.36.61">John Garamendi</a> 1984-90 <li> 7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#190.50.65">George Miller, Jr.</a> 1967-69 <li> 8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#608.38.05">Jackie Speier</a> 1998-2006 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#057.97.71">Leland Yee</a> 2006- <li> 9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/petitpren-pettis.html#006.81.85">Nicholas C. Petris</a> 1977-96 <li> 11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/petitpren-pettis.html#006.81.85">Nicholas C. Petris</a> 1966-76 <li> 12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#201.29.99">Dan McCorquodale</a> 1983-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#877.11.84">Jeff Denham</a> 2002-10 <li> 13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dayan-deamer.html#512.82.67">John M. Days</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#724.14.62">Thomas F. Keating</a> 1937 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#444.36.61">John Garamendi</a> 1976-84 <li> 16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zebb-ziegenheim.html#948.97.33">George Zenovich</a> 1971-75 <li> 17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#190.50.65">George Miller, Jr.</a> 1948-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#324.91.51">William J. Knight</a> 1997-2004 <li> 18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sthuette-stigler.html#784.31.76">Walter W. Stiern</a> 1967-86 <li> 19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclelland-mcclory.html#311.21.83">Tom McClintock</a> 2001-08 <li> 20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#521.87.77">Alejandro Padilla</a> 2007-14 <li> 23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kubale-kuhlman.html#876.46.69">Sheila J. Kuehl</a> 2000- <li> 25th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens7.html#686.15.98">Robert S. Stevens</a> 1967-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#465.12.03">Teresa P. Hughes</a> 1993-2000 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vincent.html#317.22.36">Edward Vincent</a> 2001- <li> 26th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray6.html#866.32.57">Kevin Murray</a> 1999- <li> 28th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#639.31.03">Debra Bowen</a> 1999-2006 <li> 32nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#641.59.01">Nell Soto</a> 2001-06 <li> 34th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sthuette-stigler.html#784.31.76">Walter W. Stiern</a> 1959-66 <li> 36th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#040.92.91">Ray Haynes</a> 1995-2002 <li> 38th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#329.62.64">Richard Richards</a> 1955-62 <li> 40th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#405.31.58">Juan Vargas</a> 2010-12 </ul> <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1852: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ralston.html#471.97.30">James H. Ralston</a>, elected. <li> 1869: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/page.html#395.33.51">Horace F. Page</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1873: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#849.04.81">Jonathan M. Dudley</a>, defeated. <li> 1875: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dayan-deamer.html#512.82.67">John M. Days</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1890: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/neale-neese.html#180.82.87">James C. Needham</a>, defeated. <li> 1898: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rainie-ralph.html#207.66.21">John E. Raker</a>, defeated. <li> 1920: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#627.46.40">Charles W. Dempster</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1932: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenip-greff.html#610.07.82">Fletcher W. Greer</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1931 Feb 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#072.67.64">Ralph H. Clock</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malloy-malone.html#181.99.85">A. C. Malone</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#547.09.38">Lance Smith</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young6.html#336.38.28">Klyde Young</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#711.04.51">P. J. Cooney</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#869.90.44">William Bowen</a>, defeated. <li> 1946: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#792.06.10">Clara Kahler</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1950: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#466.35.24">Glenn M. Anderson</a>, defeated. <li> 1953 Nov 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hatfield.html#643.72.34">George J. Hatfield</a>, died in office. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#231.33.28">Jack B. Tenney</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/youngblood-yulee.html#223.62.55">Mildred Younger</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1955: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sigerson-silon.html#815.97.93">James W. Silliman</a>, defeated. <li> 1954 Jun 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#329.62.64">Richard Richards</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 1954 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#329.62.64">Richard Richards</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1958 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#329.62.64">Richard Richards</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1964: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#902.17.36">John G. Schmitz</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1966: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schmitt-schneid.html#902.17.36">John G. Schmitz</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#974.51.19">William E. Dannemeyer</a>, defeated. <li> 1969: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stark.html#223.74.05">Pete Stark</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#435.94.08">George Miller</a>, defeated. <li> 1969 Jan 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#190.50.65">George Miller, Jr.</a>, died in office. <li> 1962: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wardell-warnell.html#791.18.06">James A. Ware</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1962 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgee.html#556.12.78">Patrick D. McGee</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1973: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#384.61.31">Jerry Lewis</a>, defeated. <li> 1974: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#340.61.17">Toni Novak Sutley</a> (Peace and Freedom), defeated. <li> 1976 Jun 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#290.49.23">Patricia Dolbeare</a>, defeated. <li> 1972: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#143.52.05">Ronald Pelosi</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1976 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#444.36.61">John Garamendi</a>, elected. <li> 1979: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#421.74.51">Eunice N. Sato</a>, defeated in primary. <li> 1976: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson1.html#390.88.75">Betty Wilson</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1982: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kribbs-krzycki.html#239.13.37">Dan Kripke</a>, defeated. <li> 1986: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer-parillo.html#618.85.32">Lou Papan</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1982: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#347.49.07">Charles R. Imbrecht</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1990: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen2.html#082.18.46">Doris Allen</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1991: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fringer-frosh.html#030.53.51">Nolan Frizzelle</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1998: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#061.64.73">Marsha Feinland</a> (Peace and Freedom), defeated. <li> 1990: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#155.01.04">Irv Sutley</a> (Peace and Freedom), defeated. <li> 1993: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#155.01.04">Irv Sutley</a> (Peace and Freedom), defeated. <li> 1990 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#778.82.97">Patricia W. Garamendi</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1991 Jan 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#640.65.79">Patrick Johnston</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#137.62.14">Philip Wallace</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#179.75.76">Thomas M. Tryon</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1996: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#324.91.51">William J. Knight</a>, elected. <li> 1998: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#639.31.03">Debra Bowen</a>, elected. <li> 2006: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer-parillo.html#618.85.32">Lou Papan</a>, defeated. <li> 2000: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#324.91.51">William J. Knight</a>, elected. <li> 2004 May 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#324.91.51">William J. 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