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Sam L. Collins

Republican

Picture of Sam L. Collins
CA Blue Book (19??)
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1932 Republican CD-19 56889 Win
11-06-1934 Republican CD-19 97119 Win
11-03-1936 Republican CD-19 59071 Loss
11-05-1940 Republican AD-75 14294 Win
11-03-1942 Republican AD-75 15334 Win
11-07-1944 Republican AD-75 20772 Win
11-05-1946 Republican AD-75 19174 Win
11-02-1948 Republican AD-75 25015 Win
11-07-1950 Republican AD-75 25629 Win
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_L._Collins
 

Candidate Biography:

Samuel LaFort Collins
Born: August 6, 1895 in Fortville, Indiana
Married: Marjorie D. Reynolds (in 1919)
Children: Samuel E. Collins, Jodeane LaFort Collins
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican Expedition, WWI)
Died: June 26, 1965 in Fullerton, CA

1926-1930: Assistant District Attorney, Orange County
1930-1932: District Attorney, Orange County
1947-1952: Speaker, California State Assembly
1952: Primary Candidate for SD-35 (Lost)

Source: California Blue Book (1946), (1950)