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Richard H. Lehman

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1976 Democratic AD-31 54004 Win
11-07-1978 Democratic AD-31 50761 Win
11-04-1980 Democratic AD-31 84427 Win
11-02-1982 Democratic CD-18 92762 Win
11-06-1984 Democratic CD-18 128186 Win
11-04-1986 Democratic CD-18 101480 Win
11-08-1988 Democratic CD-18 125715 Win
11-06-1990 Democratic CD-18 98804 Win
11-03-1992 Democratic CD-19 101619 Win
11-08-1994 Democratic CD-19 72912 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000225
 

Candidate Biography:

Richard Henry Lehman
Born: July 20, 1948 in Sanger, CA
Married: Patty Kandarian (in 1971)

1968: Student Body President, Fresno City College
1968: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1970-1976: Administrative Assistant, State Senator George Zenovich
1970-1976: California National Guard
1978-1982: Assistant Majority Floor Leader, California State Assembly

Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]
Source: "Lobbyist, ex-Valley lawmaker Rick Lehman retiring, but politics stays in his blood" by John Ellis, Fresno Bee (8/28/2014)