As we continue our work to research the biographies of California’s elected officials (there have been over 4,300 at this point), we like to occasionally introduce you to legislators who you’re probably not familiar with. Today, we look at John Carleton Gray, a Republican Assemblyman who represented Butte County in 1874. Gray was born in […]
The “Leap Day” in California politics
It only arrives every four years, but the unique date of February 29th has played an interesting role in California politics over the years. Governor Washington Bartlett and Assemblyman William T. Coleman were both “leaplings”, born on February 29, 1824. They were both members of the Committee on Vigilance during San Francisco’s lawless days during […]
JoinCalifornia Correction
A correction: H. B. Ream, a four-term Assemblyman from northern California in the 1910s, was elected as a Democrat in each of his terms. Although he did win the nomination of both the Republican and Democratic parties, an error on JoinCalifornia.com had made it appear that he was elected as a Republican in 1918. Thank […]
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