Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County,California,United States,in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County,and is about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Riverside is the 61st-most-populous city in the United States and 12th-most-populous city in California. As of the 2020 census,it had a population of 314,998. Along with San Bernardino,Riverside is a principal city in the nation's 13th-largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA);the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA ranks in population just below San Francisco (4,749,008) and above Detroit (4,392,041).
Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination during the Jonestown massacre in 1978. Before that,he served in the California State Assembly,representing the state's 27th district.
Anna A. Eshoo is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from California's 18th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district,numbered as the 14th district from 1993 to 2013,is based in Silicon Valley,including the cities of Redwood City,Sunnyvale,Mountain View,and Palo Alto,as well as part of San Jose. Eshoo is the only Assyrian American in Congress and one of only two Armenian American women in Congress,with Jackie Speier being the other.
The United States District Court for the Central District of California is a Federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California,making it the most populous federal judicial district. The district was created on September 18,1966. Cases from the Central District are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Along with the Central District of Illinois,the court is the only district court referred to by the name "Central" –all other courts with similar geographical names instead use the term "Middle."
The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World,Inc. (P.A.W.) is one of the world's largest Oneness Pentecostal denominations,and is headquartered in Indianapolis,Indiana. While it began in 1906 with Trinitarian beliefs,it was re-organized in 1916 as Oneness Pentecostal,thus making it the oldest organization of this type.
Patrick Henry Kelley was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district from 1915-1923.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes,resolves disputes,organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population,and conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports.
Marie Caroline Brehm was an American prohibitionist,suffragist,and politician. The Head of the suffrage department for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU),she was a key figure in the Prohibition Party and Presbyterian Church,active in both local and national politics,and an advocate of reform laws. Twice she was appointed by the President to represent the United States at the World's Anti-Alcoholic Congress in Europe. Additionally,she was the first woman to run for the Vice President of the United States after the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.
George Juan Hatfield served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California from 1925–33 and was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1935 to 1939 serving under Governor Frank Merriam. In 1953 there was a state park area created located near Turlock named after him. There was also a bridge named the "George J. Hatfield Bridge" which was located along Route 165 at the San Joaquin River in Merced County.
August Herman Andresen was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Congress as a Republican for thirty-one years.
Paul Herbert Maloney was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1914 to 1916. Later,he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served seven terms as a Democrat from 1931 to 1940 and from 1943 to 1947.
Women have served in the United States House of Representatives,the lower chamber of the United States Congress,with the Senate being the upper chamber,since the 1916 election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana,the first woman in Congress. In total,352 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more women have been non-voting delegates. As of December 9,2022,there are 122 women in the U.S. House of Representatives,making women 27.8% of the total. Of the 359 women who have served in the House,235 have been Democrats and 124 have been Republicans. One woman has been Speaker of the House,Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
Norma Judith Torres is an American politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 35th congressional district. Previously,she was a member of the California State Senate representing the 35th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Herbert Henry "Hub" Huebel was an American football player,coach,and official. He played at the halfback and quarterback positions for the University of Michigan in 1911 and 1912.
Charles Wilson Fisher was an American lawyer,politician and World War I Army veteran. He served in the California legislature and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives.
Thomas M. Carlsonserved in the California State Assembly for the 18th district from January 8,1923 - January 5,1925. During World War I he served in the United States Army.
Robert Graham Beverly served in the California State Assembly as a Republican,representing the 46th and 51st district. He served in the California State Senate for the 27th and 29th district. During World War II,he served in the United States Marine Corps on the East Coast of United States. Beverly was born in Belmont,Massachusetts. In 2009,he died of Parkinson's disease in Manhattan Beach,California.
Jay Phillip Obernolte is an American politician,businessman,and video game developer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th district since 2021. A Republican,he was previously a member of the California State Assembly representing the 33rd district. Before serving in the Assembly,Obernolte served in the city council and was the mayor of Big Bear Lake,California. He is the owner,president,and technical director of FarSight Studios,an American video game developer.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Chicopee in Hampden County. Democrat Joseph Wagner of Chicopee has represented the district since 1991.
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