The Director of the Center for California Studies, Tim Hodson, died this morning in Sacramento. In addition to his service at the Center, Hodson been a member of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission and a long-time State Senate staffer. A year and a half ago, Hodson asked me to run a list of the legislators […]
History Note: Brothers in the Senate
On September 1st, Assemblyman Bill Berryhill announced his candidacy for the new State Senate District 5. If elected, he would join his brother State Senator Tom Berryhill and become only the second siblings to serve together concurrently in the upper house. The only brothers to serve in the Senate at the same time were Robert […]
Congressman Matthew G. Martinez died
Former Congressman Matthew Martinez, who represented AD-59 for the 1981-1982 session and was a member of Congress from 1982 to 2000, died October 15th at his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. LA Times Article: “Former Rep. Matthew G. ‘Marty’ Martinez dies at 82“
