Q: Which California legislator was taken hostage on an airplane hijacked by the Japanese Red Army?
A: Assemblyman Walter Karabian (in 1977)
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Q: Who was the last Assembly Speaker to later be elected to the State Senate? A: Before Bob Hertzberg (serving since 2014), it was Frank F. Merriam (Speaker in 1923-1926), who was elected to the State Senate in 1928 and went on to be Governor in 1934.
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