Cecil Green (politician)

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Cecil Green
Member of the California State Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
May 13, 1987 – November 30, 1992
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Cecil Green (September 13, 1924 in Riverside, California - December 3, 1994 in Lakeport, California) was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party. [1]

Green started his public service in 1971 when was appointed to the Norwalk planning commission. [2] In 1974 he was elected to Norwalk city council and was reelected in 1978, 1982 and 1986.

In 1987, Green ran in a special election for the California State Senate seat left open after incumbent Paul B. Carpenter (D-Cerritos) resigned to join the California State Board of Equalization. In an upset, [3] he defeated assemblyman Wayne Grisham (R-La Mirada) by more than 9 points, a wider than expected margin. [4] In fact, Grisham's loss was such that Democrats saw it as a sign of weakness and went on to oust him from his assembly seat the following year. [5]

In 1988 Green faced a tough reelection for a full term against Republican Cerritos city councilman Don Knabe (who had originally planned to run in the special election but deferred to Grisham). [6] After an expensive battle, Green defeated Knabe by just over 1%. [7]

Green did not seek reelection in 1992 and retired from elective office. He died December 3, 1994, at the age of 70. [1] [2]

Electoral history

Member, California State Senate: 1987–1992
YearOfficeDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
1987California State Senate
District 33		Cecil Green46,29954.1%Wayne Grisham38,11644.5%
1988California State Senate
District 33		Cecil Green104,60650.8%Don Knabe101,18149.2%

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References

  1. 1 2 "JoinCalifornia - Cecil Green". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary for Cecil Green D-Norwalk (Aged 70) - Newspapers.com™". The Sacramento Bee. 9 December 1994. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Elections '88 Southeast / Long Beach : Parties Pour Thousands Into High-Stakes 63rd Dist. Race : GOP Incumbent Fights for Seat That Party Wants to Keep in Redistricting". Los Angeles Times. 20 October 1988. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ↑ "JoinCalifornia - 05-12-1987 Election". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ↑ California Journal Vol. XIX, No.5 (May 1988) "Complete Election Returns". StateNet Publications, December 1988.
  6. ↑ California Journal Vol. XIX, No.12 (December 1988) "Campaign '88". StateNet Publications, May 1988.
  7. ↑ "JoinCalifornia - 11-08-1988 Election". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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