Thomas Maximus Connolly III

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Tom Connolly
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 77th district
In office
December 2, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Military service
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Thomas Maximus "Tom" Connolly III (May 12, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party. [1]

An attorney from Lemon Grove, Connelly initially ran for the California State Assembly in 1990, losing to incumbent Carol Bentley in a Republican-tilting, San Diego area district. [2] In 1992, when Bentley left the seat open to run for the California State Senate, Connelly narrowly defeated Republican Steven C. Baldwin, despite the continued Republican lean to the redrawn district. [3] In a 1994 rematch, however, Baldwin trounced Connelly by more than 11 points during an election year that saw the GOP wave also hand Republicans control of the California State Assembly for the first time in more than 20 years. [4]

Electoral history

Member, California State Assembly: 1992-1994
YearOfficeDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
1990California State Assembly
District 77		Tom Connelly35,51435%Carol Bentley54,43853.7%
1992California State Assembly
District 77		Tom Connelly64,14347.8%Steven C. Baldwin59,88444.6%
1994California State Assembly
District 77		Tom Connelly42,38944.2%Steven C. Baldwin53,44255.8%

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References

  1. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – Tom Connolly". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
  2. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – 1990-11-06". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – 1992-11-03". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ "JoinCalifornia – 1994-11-08". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
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