Thomas Maximus Connolly III

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(m. 1988)​

Tom Connolly
Member of the California State Assembly from the 77th district
In office December 2, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps

Thomas Maximus Connolly III (born May 12, 1946) 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

Year	Office		Democrat	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct
1990	California State Assembly District 77		Tom Connelly	35,514	35%		Carol Bentley	54,438	53.7%
1992	California State Assembly District 77		Tom Connelly	64,143	47.8%		Steven C. Baldwin	59,884	44.6%
1994	California State Assembly District 77		Tom Connelly	42,389	44.2%		Steven C. Baldwin	53,442	55.8%

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.

Political offices
Preceded by Carol Bentley	California State Assembly 77th District 1992 – 1994	Succeeded by Steven C. Baldwin