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).
Q: How long was the California legislature’s longest single “day” of session? A: In 2009, the Senate had a session that lasted for 45 hours and 30 hours.