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Bill Royer

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
04-03-1979 Republican CD-11 52585 Win
11-04-1980 Republican CD-11 80100 Loss
11-02-1982 Republican CD-11 76462 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000489
 

Candidate Biography:

William Howard Royer
Born: April 11, 1920 in Jerome, Idaho
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: April 8, 2013 in Redwood City, CA

1950-1966: Member, Redwood City Council
1956-1960: Mayor, Redwood City
1972-1979: Member, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
1981-1982: Regional Representative, US Department of Transportation

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]