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April 29, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Senator Dan Boatwright (1930-2012)

Former State Senator Dan Boatwright died Friday at his home in Clayton, the Sacramento Bee reported Saturday. Boatwright served in the Assembly from 1973-1980 and in the Senate from 1981-1996. During a 2009 interview, Boatwright had noted that he was the only legislator to sit as chair of every fiscal committee in both houses of […]

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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. […]

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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

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