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Courken George Deukmejian Jr. was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party,he was the state's first governor of Armenian descent.
Xavier Becerra is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since March 2021. He is the first Latino to hold this position in history. Becerra previously served as the Attorney General of California from January 2017 until March 2021. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Downtown Los Angeles in Congress from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Becerra was Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017.
Thomas George Harman is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the California State Senate who had previously been a three-term member of the California State Assembly. Both seats represent portions of Orange County. From January 5 –November 30,2012,he served as Senate Republican Caucus Chair,the second-ranking leadership position among Senate Republicans.
William Westwood Lockyer is a retired American politician from California,who held elective office from 1973 to 2015,as State Treasurer of California,California Attorney General,and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate.
Frederick Napoleon Howser was an American politician and attorney. From 1947 to 1951,he was the 22nd Attorney General of California.
Thomas Lee Woolwine was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 27th District Attorney of Los Angeles County between 1915 and 1923. He began his career as a Deputy District Attorney in 1908. Woolwine was the Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 1922 general election,but lost to Friend Richardson. In 1923,he resigned as District Attorney and was succeeded by Asa Keyes.
David Evan Jones is an American politician who served as California's Insurance Commissioner from 2011 to 2019. He previously represented California's 9th assembly district from 2004 to 2010 as a member of the Democratic Party.
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Jan Ira Goldsmith is a Republican politician from San Diego,California,United States who served as the San Diego City Attorney from 2008 to 2016.
Travis Ethan Allen is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the California State Assembly. Allen was first elected in November 2012 to represent California's 72nd State Assembly district,which includes the cities of Fountain Valley,Los Alamitos,Seal Beach,and Westminster,most of Garden Grove,portions of Huntington Beach and of Santa Ana,and the unincorporated communities of Midway and Rossmoor.
The 2014 California State Controller election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the State Controller of California. Incumbent Democratic State Controller John Chiang was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third term in office and instead ran successfully for California State Treasurer.
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Kevin Patrick Kiley is an American politician,attorney,and former educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022. Kiley was a candidate to replace California governor Gavin Newsom in the voter-initiated recall election on September 14,2021.
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The 2020 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election scheduled for March 3,2020. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
The 1982 California Attorney General election was held on November 2,1982. Democratic nominee John Van de Kamp defeated Republican nominee George Nicholson with 52.83% of the vote.
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