Just updated the biography of Assemblyman William T. Coleman to include the fact that Colemanite (a borate mineral formed through the combination of borax and ulexite) was named after Coleman.
But you totally knew that already, right?
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Q: When was the last time a write-in candidate won a partisan political office? A: The last write-in candidate to win election was Ron Packard running for Congress in 1982. Write-ins have only been elected six times in the last century.
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