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June 10, 2019 By Alex Vassar

A Tale of Two Tibbits

The List of Assemblymembers lists a J. H. Tibbits who represented Shasta, Modoc, and Lassen counties in 1911, and a separate James H. Tibbits who represented Amador County in 1895. In the “Great Register of Amador County for 1894,” we learn on line 2686 (on page 36) that James H. Tibbits was a 36 years […]

Filed Under: Current Research, State Assembly, Top Stories Tagged With: Amador, california legislature, Redding, State Assembly

March 15, 2019 By Alex Vassar

Untangling the Hoeys of San Francisco

There was a L. Hoey (Republican) who represented AD-28 in 1899. San Francisco. Went by L. Hoey in the 1899 Blue Book. The Assembly Journal describes (on page 778) the current Assemblyman as “Lawrence J. Hoey.”There was a Lawrence Hoey (Democrat) who represented AD-46 in 1891. San Francisco. Went by Lawrence Hoey in the 1891 […]

Filed Under: Corrections, Current Research, State Assembly Tagged With: california history, california legislature, san francisco

January 23, 2017 By Alex Vassar

California Lawmaker Now Available

Now available on Amazon.com is California Lawmaker by Alex Vassar, editor of the One Voter Project. Alex has spent years studying the California’s Legislature and is quoted regularly by journalists around the state. California’s Legislature and the people who have served in it have an amazingly rich history. Some have held positions of national importance like Secretary of […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories Tagged With: book, California, California Lawmaker, california legislature, State Assembly, State Senate

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