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Vehicle Dealer Politicians in California

  Amerigo Bozzani (1883-1964) — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Modena, Italy, October 2, 1883. Democrat. Automobile dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1956. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Americans for Democratic Action. Died in June, 1964 (age 80 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Roque de la Fuente (b. 1954) — also known as Rocky de la Fuente — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., October 10, 1954. Automobile dealer; real estate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1992; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Florida, 2016; candidate for President of the United States, 2016 (American Delta), 2020 (Alliance); candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 2018. Still living as of 2020.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Miller Dunckel Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died of pneumonia in 1975 (age about 76 years). Interment at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Thomas Marion Eaton (1896-1939) — also known as Thomas M. Eaton; Tom Eaton — of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born near Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill., August 3, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile dealer; mayor of Long Beach, Calif., 1936-38; U.S. Representative from California 18th District, 1939; died in office 1939. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 16, 1939 (age 43 years, 44 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Perry H. Greer — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Automobile dealer; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1929. Burial location unknown.
  Paul Melton Lindberg (1907-1990) — also known as Paul M. Lindberg — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Born in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., June 11, 1907. Railway brakeman; automobile salesman; candidate for mayor of Galesburg, Ill., 1953; restauranteur. Died, in Adventist Convalescent Hospital, Glendora, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 23, 1990 (age 82 years, 226 days). Interment at Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Wilhelm Lindberg and Elna (Nilsdotter) Lindberg; brother of David Phillip Lindberg; married, April 7, 1928, to Catherine Comer; married, August 5, 1979, to Dorothy Bruce.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred A. McCandless (1927-2017) — also known as Al McCandless — of Palm Desert, Riverside County, Calif.; Bermuda Dunes, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Brawley, Imperial County, Calif., July 23, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; automobile and truck dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; candidate for California state assembly, 1975; U.S. Representative from California, 1983-95 (37th District 1983-93, 44th District 1993-95). Protestant. Member, Rotary. Died in La Quinta, Riverside County, Calif., August 9, 2017 (age 90 years, 17 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Mike P. McCarthy (b. 1959) — of Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Born in 1959. Used car salesman; Independent candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Edgar Anthony Riedinger (1896-1970) — also known as Edgar Riedinger — of St. Louis, Mo.; Sylmar, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Missouri, June 23, 1896. Republican. Garage owner; sales manager, motor truck company; member of Missouri state house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District, 1925-26. German ancestry. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., November 8, 1970 (age 74 years, 138 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Reidinger and Mary (Anthis) Reidinger; married to Martha Lenora Walkenhorst.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Yeakel — also known as Bob Yeakel — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Automobile dealer; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1957. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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