Q: Which California legislator was taken hostage on an airplane hijacked by the Japanese Red Army?
A: Assemblyman Walter Karabian (in 1977)
The Online Home of California's Political History
The Online Home of California's Political History
By Alex Vassar
Q: Which California legislator was taken hostage on an airplane hijacked by the Japanese Red Army?
A: Assemblyman Walter Karabian (in 1977)
Q: Who was the highest-ranking California elected official to ever be impeached? A: State Treasurer Henry Bates was impeached in 1857 but resigned before he could be removed from office.
