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April 15, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Senator Cathie Wright

The Ventura County Star is reporting that former State Senator Cathie Wright died Saturday.Wright spent 20 years in the legislature, making her the fourth longest-serving woman in the history of the state legislature (and the longest-serving Republican woman). Wright is survived by daughter Victoria Catherine(currently a Republican primary candidate for Congress) and granddaughter Marissa Wright. […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate

April 10, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Correction: 1969 Assembly Special Election

The date for the 1969 Special Election in AD-34 (following the death of Assemblyman Pattee) was corrected from April 17th to June 17th, 1969. Pattee died after his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver on April 19th, so the special election definitely was not on April 17th.

Filed Under: Current Research

April 8, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Howard Cramer: Forgotten Legislative Hero

Legislators are people, a commonsense fact that seems to be forgotten all too often. They have moments of triumph, and moments of failure. Monday marks what would have been the 109th birthday of Assemblyman Howard K. Cramer, a 1940s legislator who made the right decision when faced with a difficult situation. In the late 1940s, […]

Filed Under: Current Research, State Assembly, Top Stories

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