| John F. Seymour | |
|---|---|
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| United States Senator from California | |
| In office January 7, 1991 –November 3, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Pete Wilson |
| Preceded by | Pete Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Member of the California Senate | |
| In office 1982–1991 | |
| 39th Mayor of Anaheim | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Thom |
| Succeeded by | Don Roth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Seymour December 3, 1937 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/branch |  |
| Years of service | 1955-1959 |
John Francis Seymour (born December 3, 1937) is a retired American real estate investor and politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed to continue Pete Wilson's term but lost the special election to finish it to Democratic candidate and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein. [1]
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
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Born in Chicago, Seymour attended public schools in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959 and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1962. Seymour was the President of the California Association of Realtors from 1978 to 1982, and worked in the real estate business from 1962 to 1981.
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Seymour served Anaheim as a member of its city council from 1974 to 1978, as the 39th Mayor of Anaheim from 1978 to 1982, and as a State Senator from 1982 to 1991. In the California Senate, he voted to ban assault weapons, to outlaw discrimination against people with AIDS, and to increase spending for social programs including education and mental health benefits. [2] As Mayor of Anaheim, Seymour was instrumental in recruiting the Los Angeles Rams to move to Anaheim Stadium. [3]
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In 1991, Seymour was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Pete Wilson to serve in the seat Wilson had vacated to become governor. Seymour's appointment lasted until the 1992 special election to select a replacement who would serve until the normal expiration of Wilson's term in 1995. Former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein defeated Seymour in the special election, so Seymour's term of office was January 7, 1991, until November 3, 1992. He is the most recent member of the Republican Party to serve as U.S. Senator from California.
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After his Senate term, Seymour served as director of the California Housing Finance Agency for two years, [4] and later served as CEO of the nonprofit Southern California Housing Development Corporation and on the boards of directors of several housing-related companies including IndyMac Bank, Orange Coast Title Insurance, Los Angeles Federal Savings Bank, and Irvine Apartment Communities. [5] Seymour currently lives in Indian Wells.
The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), established in 1975, is an independent California state agency within the California Department of Housing and Community Development that makes low-rate housing loans through the sale of taxable and tax exempt bonds.
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