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Politician members in California

  Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) — of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1950-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Moose. Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270 days). Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  James Clyde Griffin (b. 1927) — also known as James C. Griffin; Jim Griffin — of Norwalk, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tennessee, October 1, 1927. Truck driver; American Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from California, 1968 (38th District), 1974 (33rd District); American Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1980; American Independent candidate for Governor of California, 1982; American Independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, 1986. Member, Moose; Elks; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 1990.
  Relatives: Son of Dewey Sampson Griffin and Osa Nelson (Akers) Griffin.
  Alexis M. Hansen (b. 1960) — also known as Alexis M. Lloyd — of Sparks, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., 1960. Republican. Real estate agent; member of Nevada state house of representatives 32nd District; elected 2018, 2020. Female. Mormon. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Married to Ira Daniel Hansen (son of Daniel McGavin Hansen; nephew of Joel F. Hansen, Janine Hansen and Christopher H. Hansen; first cousin of Zachary Triggs, Jonathan Hansen, Joshua Hansen and Nicholas Hansen; first cousin once removed of Mark Alan Holloman).
  Political family: Hansen family of Nevada.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Loren D. Leman (b. 1950) — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Pomona, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 2, 1950. Republican. Civil engineer; commercial fisherman; member of Alaska state house of representatives; elected 1988, 1990; member of Alaska state senate District G, 1993-2002; Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2002-06. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2006.
  Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) — also known as Matthew G. Martinez — of Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colo., February 14, 1929. Furniture upholstery business; mayor of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California state assembly, 1981-82; U.S. Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93, 31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 1996. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Rotary; National Rifle Association. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Fredericksburg, Va., October 15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Martinez and Helen Martinez; married to Elvira Yorba and Maxine Grant; father of Diane Janet Martinez.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known as John G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 12, 1930. Member of California state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S. Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent candidate for President of the United States, 1972; reprimanded by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1982. Catholic. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; John Birch Society; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra; Toastmasters. Died, of prostate cancer, in the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Kay LeTourneau.
  Campaign slogan: "When you're out of Schmitz, you're out of gear."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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