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October 10, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Election Night Parties (A Lesson from Charles F. Van de Water)

Friday marks the 140th birthday of Congressman-elect Charles F. Van de Water. Van de Water was one of those few elected officials in state history who was elected to an office but never took that seat. Van de Water was killed in a late night car crash while returning home from a party to celebrate […]

Filed Under: Congress, Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories Tagged With: 1920s, anniversary, automobile accident, California, Charles Van de Water, Congress, death, election party, House of Representatives, Prohibition Party, Special Election, teachable moments

September 19, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Congressman “Judge” Saund

Thursday is the 113th anniversary of former California Congressman Dalip Singh Saund. Born in India in 1899, Judge Saund became (in 1957) the first United States Congressman to have been born in Asia. Saund became a U.S. citizen in 1949 and was elected to a judicial office in Imperial County in 1950. He was denied […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia

September 10, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Former Legislator Races in November

Some nonpartisan races we’ll be watching this November; Counties Bruce McPherson – Former Secretary of State running in Santa Cruz County Roy Ashburn – Former State Senator running in Kern County Kevin Jeffries – Assemblyman running in Riverside County Joe Simitian – State Senator running in Santa Clara County Cities Bob Filner – Congressman running […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate

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