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Pearce Young

Democratic

Picture of Pearce Young
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-06-1962 Democratic AD-05 39801 Win
11-03-1964 Democratic AD-05 49598 Win
11-08-1966 Democratic SD-04 67021 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: December 24, 1918 in Modesto, CA
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: July 1984 in Los Angeles, CA

1951: Fulbright Scholar, Oxford University
19??: Rhodes Scholar
Previous: Prosecutor, Alameda County District Attorney's Office
Previous: Assistant County Counsel, Napa County
1960s: Chair, California Arts Council
1966: Resigned from the State Assembly on December 19.
1966-1977: Justice, Los Angeles Superior Court

  • "He served his County with devotion and honor as a flying officer in the Air Force Asiatic Pacific Theatre during World War II"

Source: California Blue Book (1963)