An age in California’s political history is ending. One of the longest-serving elected officials in state history will be leaving office shortly after New Years, drawing to a close a career that started during the Nixon Administration. In California history, thirty-five people have served in the Legislature for more than a quarter-century, and only five […]
Back to the Future
With the recent discussion over whether Sharon Runner might try to rejoin the Senate in a special election, I decided to take a quick look at the history of legislators serving non-consecutive terms in the same house. 4 non-consecutive terms Only three legislators have ever served four separate times in a single house of the California […]
The Least-Known Amazing Legislator
Jesse Dorsey is a name that California political historians should know. Dorsey worked as a Deputy District Attorney for two years before he was elected District Attorney for Kern County in 1900. Two years later, Dorsey ran for (and won) a seat in the Assembly. He served as District Attorney again from 1917 to 1922 […]
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