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October 9, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Assemblyman Ferrell

An email from Brian Ebbert of the Assembly Chief Clerk’s office shed light on something we had missed before: The Rev. F. Douglas Ferrell, who represented Los Angeles as an Assemblyman for two terms, has died. Actually, Ferrell died in 1982, but our research (which initially focused on the 1850s and has been working towards […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly Tagged With: Assemblyman, California, F. Douglas Ferrell, legislature, Los Angeles, Obituary, State Assembly

October 8, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Mervyn M. Dymally

Former Lt. Governor Merv Dymally died in Los Angeles yesterday. Dymally, who was first elected in 1962, saw the legislature move from part-time to full-time in 1966 and returned in 2002 to serve for six years in the term-limited era. He also served as Lt. Governor during Jerry Brown‘s first administration and as a Member […]

Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories, Uncategorized

September 29, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Proponents and Opponents of November Propositions

With the release of the Official Voter Information Guide for November, it was time to update the biographies of candidates who signed the statements in favor of (or opposed to) the various measures on the ballot. They are: Opponent, Proposition 30 [Temporary Taxes to Fund Education] (Passed; 53.9%) Ken Payne Proponent, Proposition 31 [State Budget. […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Propositions, Top Stories Tagged With: California, elected officials, Election, initiative, November, Proposition 30, Proposition 31, Proposition 32, Proposition 33, Proposition 34, Proposition 35, Proposition 36, Proposition 37, Proposition 38, Proposition 39, Proposition 40, redistricting, referendum

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