Richard H. Robinson | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 72nd district | |
In office December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1986 | |
Preceded by | John Quimby |
Succeeded by | Dick Longshore |
Personal details | |
Born | Birmingham,Alabama,US | May 17,1943
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Becky |
Children | 3 |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Richard H. Robinson (born May 17,1943 in Birmingham,Alabama) is an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.
A veteran of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War era,Robinson was director of Operation Drug Prevention of Orange County when he ran for California State Assembly in 1974. He defeated 6-term incumbent John Quimby in the Democratic primary and then went on to easily beat his Republican opponent,University of Southern California football and NFL veteran Marlin McKeever. [1]
He easily won reelection in 1976,1978 and 1980 and would go on to serve as Majority Caucus Chair from 1982-84. [2]
Running in a redrawn district in 1982,Robinson won reelection with 56.2% of the vote over Republican Dick Longshore who managed 43.8%. Longshore ran against Robinson again in 1984 and this time,with Ronald Reagan at the top of the ticket,scored 49.8% of the vote. [3]
This prompted Robinson to abandon reelection in 1986 and instead run for congress against Rep. Bob Dornan (R-Santa Ana),who had ousted Democratic incumbent Jerry M. Patterson two years earlier. Dornan beat Robinson by almost 13 points after a bruising,million dollar campaign. [4]
Meanwhile,Longshore won Robinson's now open assembly seat,defeating Democratic Santa Ana mayor Daniel E. Griset by more than 10 points. [5]
Year | Office | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
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1974 | California State Assembly District 72 | Richard Robinson | 36,830 | 56.7% | Marlin McKeever | 23,084 | 35.5% | |||
1976 | California State Assembly District 72 | Richard Robinson | 47,549 | 57.8% | Peter J. Vogel | 29,380 | 35.7% | |||
1978 | California State Assembly District 72 | Richard Robinson | 38,841 | 62.2% | David L. Brandt | 23,620 | 37.8% | |||
1980 | California State Assembly District 72 | Richard Robinson | 50,348 | 65.5% | Raoul Silva | 25,486 | 34.5% | |||
1982 | California State Assembly District 72 | Richard Robinson | 35,415 | 56.2% | Dick Longshore | 27,621 | 43.8% | |||
1984 | California State Assembly District 72 | Richard Robinson | 37,112 | 50.2% | Dick Longshore | 36,856 | 49.8% | |||
1986 | United States House of Representatives District 38 | Richard Robinson | 50,625 | 42.4% | Bob Dornan | 66,032 | 55.3% |
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