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June 14, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Close Races

There are still some very close elections out there. As the votes continue to be counted, there are a handful of close elections that we are watching (including two separated by less than 100 votes). The current numbers; Congress In CD-08, Paul Cook is hanging onto second place by 233 votes. In CD-21, John Hernandez […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly

June 12, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Congressman Bell (1903-1905)

Another tidbit we stumbled on recently was the death of Congressman Theodore A. Bell. Bell’s biography on the Bioguide website notes that “was accidentally killed near San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., September 4, 1922”. Far too interesting to pass up. A quick search revealed that Bell had died when the vehicle he was driving near […]

Filed Under: Congress, Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia

June 12, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Jim Lloyd (1922-2012)

We got news today that former California Congressman Jim Lloyd died in January. Lloyd, who represented parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties in the late 1970s, died while driving his car near Pensacola, Florida. LINK: Stanford Daily article

Filed Under: Congress, Deaths, JoinCalifornia

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