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February 29, 2012 By Alex Vassar

JoinCalifornia Correction

A correction: H. B. Ream, a four-term Assemblyman from northern California in the 1910s, was elected as a Democrat in each of his terms. Although he did win the nomination of both the Republican and Democratic parties, an error on JoinCalifornia.com had made it appear that he was elected as a Republican in 1918. Thank […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Political Parties, State Assembly

February 29, 2012 By Alex Vassar

The “Last Rancher” has died

Former Assemblyman Norman S. Waters, who served in the legislature from 1976 to 1990, died last weekend in Plymouth, CA. In addition to his legislative service, Waters (nicknamed “the Last Rancher”) had previously served as an Amador County Supervisor and a boardmember of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. LINK: TSPNTV.com article

Filed Under: Deaths, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, Top Stories

February 24, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Sharon Runner receives lungs transplant

Senator Sharon Runner today became California’s first state legislator with a lung transplant. Runner had been on an organ recipient list for more than a year. When Runner returns to the Senate, she will join Senator Tom Berryhill, who was the first heart-transplant survivor to serve in California’s state legislature. Although lung transplants are uncommon, […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Senate

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