George McGovern, a two-time candidate for President, died today in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 90. McGovern served in both houses of Congress, starting as a member of the House of Representatives (1957-1961) and finishing with a nearly two-decade term in the Senate (1963-1981). He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000.
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 […]
Mervyn M. Dymally
Former Lt. Governor Merv Dymally died in Los Angeles yesterday. Dymally, who was first elected in 1962, saw the legislature move from part-time to full-time in 1966 and returned in 2002 to serve for six years in the term-limited era. He also served as Lt. Governor during Jerry Brown‘s first administration and as a Member […]
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