Earl D. Desmond

CA Blue Book (1932)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-08-1932	Democratic	AD-09	8190	Loss
11-06-1934	Democratic	AD-09	11253	Win
11-03-1936	Democratic	AD-09	13953	Win
11-08-1938	Democratic	AD-09	17564	Win
11-05-1940	Democratic	AD-09	19123	Win
11-03-1942	Democratic	AD-09	16169	Win
11-07-1944	Democratic	SD-19	19926	Win
11-02-1948	Democratic	SD-19	69380	Win
11-04-1952	Democratic	SD-19	102945	Win
11-06-1956	Democratic	SD-19	116930	Win

Candidate Biography:

Earl Daniel Desmond
Born: August 26, 1895 in Sacramento, CA
Married: Edna Nicolaus
Children: Richard F., Louis N., Michael J., Mary Sweigert Mastalski, Denise Franzoia and Clare Lagomarsino
Military Service: ARMY (WWI)
Died (in office): May 28, 1958 in Sacramento, CA

Previous: Secretary, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
1941: Speaker pro Tem, California State Assembly

• LEGISLATION: Desmond authored the bill which created Sacramento State College as part of the CSU system.
• PLACENAME: Desmond Hall at Sacramento State is named for Senator Desmond.
• Be Fruitful and Multiply: Desmond had six children.
• Family: Desmond's grandson Richard F. Desmond Jr. served as Assembly Chief Sergeant-at-Arms in 2018-2019 and as a Sacramento County Supervisor (2021-Present).

Source: California Blue Book (1938), (1946), (1958)