Q: Who was the first Governor of California to be born in in the State of California (after it became a state). A: George C. Pardee (born 1857 in San Francisco)
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Q: Who was the first Governor of California to be born in in the State of California (after it became a state). A: George C. Pardee (born 1857 in San Francisco)
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Q: Which California legislator was taken hostage on an airplane hijacked by the Japanese Red Army? A: Assemblyman Walter Karabian (in 1977)
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Q: Which California legislators were killed in “Indian Attacks”? A: State Senator James A. Banks (killed in Nevada in 1867) and Assemblyman George W. Leihy (killed in Arizona in 1866).
Since 1850, there have been 110 people who have served more than 20 years in the California Legislature.