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March 2, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Legislative Biography: John C. Gray

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 […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, Top Stories

February 29, 2012 By Alex Vassar

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 […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Political Parties, State Assembly

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

Filed Under: Deaths, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, Top Stories

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