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W. D. L. Held

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1904 Republican AD-06 1917 Win
11-06-1906 Republican AD-06 2496 Win
11-08-1910 Republican AD-06 2341 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

William Daniel Louis Held
Born: October 24, 1874 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Ethel L. Poage
Children: William P. and Mary Kathryn
Died: March 1, 1968 in Ukiah, CA

Previous: Member, Ukiah Public Library Board of Trustees
1911: Proponent, Proposition 15 (Regarding to the minimum period for the use of textbooks in the common schools throughout the state) 

  • LEGISLATION: Black was the Author of the legislation (1911) which gave California voters the ability to recall county elected officials.

Source: California Blue Book (1907), (1911)