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Floyd G. Sampson

Republican

Picture of Floyd G. Sampson
Photo Credit: petaluma360.com
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1986 Republican CD-01 54436 Loss
Website: www.petaluma360.com/article/20110823/COMMUNITY/110829814
 

Candidate Biography:

Floyd Garfield Sampson
Born: October 18, 1955 in San Rafael, CA
Married: Lisa Kitchen Sampson
Child: Wendy, Jenny, Amanda, Michelle and Courtney
Family: Twin brother of Tony Avila Sampson*
Died: August 19, 2011 in Rohnert Park, CA

1979: Chairman, Committee For Voluntary Prayers in Public Schools
1982: Primary Candidate for SD-02 (Lost; 23.2%)
2007: Organizer of an attempt to recall Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua

  • Tony Sampson was a 1986 Republican Primary Candidate for Congress (CD-06).
  • Rose Marie, Tony, and Floyd were proponents of a 2008 initiative (Number 08-0017) which would have required law enforcement officers to obtain a license that must be renewed each year.

Source: "Conservative Christian firebrand dies", by Robert Digitale, The Press Democrat (8/24/2011), p.B1
Source: "Obituaries, Funeral Notices", The Press Democrat (8/23/2011), p.B2