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 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).
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Q: Which Californian served as Judge Advocate General for Nicaraguan “Supreme Director” Patricio Rivas? A: Attorney General (and Assemblyman) Edward J. C. Kewan.
In 1985, California state legislators were paid $33,732 plus $66 in per diem.