Richard E. "Dick" Floyd
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1980 | Democratic | AD-53 | 35093 | Win |
| 11-02-1982 | Democratic | AD-53 | 45130 | Win |
| 11-06-1984 | Democratic | AD-53 | 49531 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | AD-53 | 35234 | Win |
| 11-08-1988 | Democratic | AD-53 | 55317 | Win |
| 11-06-1990 | Democratic | AD-53 | 35440 | Win |
| 11-05-1996 | Democratic | AD-55 | 50116 | Win |
| 11-03-1998 | Democratic | AD-55 | 44407 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: February 3, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Children: Lorene and Rikki
Military Service: ARMY (Korea)
Died: August 11, 2011 in Sacramento, CA
1970s-1980: Chief of Staff, State Senator Ralph C. Dills
2000: Primary Candidate for SD-25 (Lost; 30.1%)
- LEGISLATION: Author of AB 7 (1991), which made helmets mandatory for motorcycle riders in California.
- LEGISLATION: Author of AB 650 (1983), which created the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This memorial was dedicated on December 10, 1988.
- Floyd was noted for smoking cigars on the Assembly Floor during sessions. After a confrontation with Assemblywoman La Follette, a Sacramento Bee reporter posed a question; "Asked how long he had been smoking his trademark cigars, Floyd answered, 'Since I was 9.'"
- An incumbent who lost to a member of their own party (in 1992).
Source: California Blue Book (2000)
Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981)
Source: "Assemblyman Dick Floyd, 80, carried bill on motorcycle helmets" by Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert (8/13/2011) [LINK]
Source: "SMOKING ASSEMBLYMAN 'S SMOKING HAS COLLEAGUE FUMING " by Jon Matthews, Sacramento Bee (5/19/1987), p. A6