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Richard H. Robinson

Democratic

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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1974 Democratic AD-72 36830 Win
11-02-1976 Democratic AD-72 47549 Win
11-07-1978 Democratic AD-72 38841 Win
11-04-1980 Democratic AD-72 50348 Win
11-02-1982 Democratic AD-72 35415 Win
11-06-1984 Democratic AD-72 37112 Win
11-04-1986 Democratic CD-38 50625 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: May 17, 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama
Married: Becky
Children: Adam, Benjamin, and Brooke
Military Service: USMC (Vietnam)

1970s: Director, Operation Drug Prevention of Orange County
1982-1984: Majority Caucus Chair, California State Assembly

Source: California Blue Book (1975)
Source: California Legislature Handbook (1981)
Source: Sacramento County Sheriff Arrest Log (accessed 9/21/2012)