Willie Lewis Brown Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004,the first African American to hold that office.
William Irwin was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 13th governor of California between 1875 and 1880. He previously served as acting lieutenant governor for nine months in 1875.
John B. Weller was the fifth governor of California from January 8,1858,to January 9,1860,who earlier had served as a congressman from Ohio and a U.S. senator from California,and minister to Mexico.
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally was an American politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly (1963–1966) and the California State Senate (1967–1975) as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (1975–1979) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–1993). Dymally returned to politics a decade later to serve in the California State Assembly (2003–2008).
William Hill Wells was a lawyer and politician from Dagsboro,in Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Henry Ward Wright was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly and as Speaker of the Assembly.
Joseph Russell Knowland was an American politician and newspaper publisher. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California and was owner,editor and publisher of the Oakland Tribune. He was the father of United States Senator William F. Knowland.
Frank Leslie Coombs was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a congressman from California from 1901 to 1903.
William Paul Peek was an American attorney,Democratic politician and jurist. Peek practiced law in southern California prior to his election in 1936 to the California Assembly,where he served as Speaker during the 1939 session. He was appointed Secretary of State in 1940 and then to the Court of Appeal,in December 1942,where he served for 20 years. In 1962,Governor Pat Brown appointed Peek to the California Supreme Court. Justice Peek retired from the bench in 1966,but continued to work as a consulting attorney and teacher. He died in Sacramento.
Guy Spencer Houston is an American politician and real estate executive who served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 15th district from 2002 to 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Jordan Edgar Cravens was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. From 1877 to 1883,he served three terms in Congress,first as an Independent Democrat,then as a Democrat.
William Wallace Bowers was an American Civil War veteran politician a U.S. Representative from California from 1891 to 1897.
The 1861 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 5,1861,by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
William Howard Lancaster was a member of the California State Assembly for the 62nd district from 1972 to 1992.
Luther H. Cary was a politician in Wisconsin and California.
William Henry Savage served in the California State Assembly for the 72nd district from 1901 to 1903. He also served in the California State Senate for the 34th district from 1903 to 1911 and during the American Civil War he served in the US Army. William Henry Savage was born in County Limerick,Ireland,likely on July 12,1837. He was educated in Massachusetts prior to enlisting in the Civil War. He died on May 25,1930,in San Pedro,California.
William H. Poole served in the California State Assembly for the 52nd district from 1941 to 1943 and during World War I he served in the United States Army.
The 2022 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,with the primary election being held on June 7,2022. All of the seats of the California State Assembly were elected as part of the 2022 California elections.
William H. Parks was a politician from California who served in the California State Senate and California State Assembly,serving as the Speaker of the latter. He is one of only two people to be Speaker of the Assembly for two non-consecutive terms,the other being Frank Leslie Coombs. While in the State Senate,he was a candidate for President pro-tempore,but lost the election 25 to 1.
