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Richard E. Lyng

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1966 Republican SD-03 68211 Loss
Website: www.americanpresident.org/history/ronaldreagan/cabinet/agriculture/richardlyng/h_index.shtml
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: June 29, 1918 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Bethyl Ball
Children: Two
Died: February 1, 2003 in Modesto, CA

1967: Deputy Director, California Department of Agriculture
196?: Director, California Department of Agriculture
1981-1985: Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1986-1989: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

  • PLACENAME: The Richard E. Lyng USDA Building in Davis was dedicated October 16, 1998.