Thomas H. Kuchel

CA Blue Book (1946)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-03-1936	Republican	AD-75	10872	Win
11-08-1938	Republican	AD-75	14823	Win
11-05-1940	Republican	SD-35	44750	Win
11-07-1944	Republican	SD-35	48070	Win
02-11-1946	Republican	Controller	0	Win
11-05-1946	Republican	Controller	2116618	Win
11-07-1950	Republican	Controller	2925183	Win
01-03-1953	Republican	Senate3	0	Win
11-02-1954	Republican	Senate3	2090836	Win
11-06-1956	Republican	Senate3	2892918	Win
11-06-1962	Republican	Senate3	3180483	Win

Candidate Biography:

Thomas Henry Kuchel
Born: August 15, 1910 in Anaheim, CA
Married: Betty Mellenthin
Children: Karen Bianchi
University: University of Southern California (LLD; 1932)
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: November 21, 1994 in Beverly Hills, CA

1940-1941: Chair, California Republican Party
1946: Resigned from the State Senate on February 11.
1953: Resigned as Controller on January 6.
1968: Primary Candidate for US Senate (Lost)

• The Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center in Redwood National Park near Orick, Calif. is named in his honor.
• "His grandparents founded Anaheim in 1859" - Source: California Blue Book (1950)
• "Tribute to Senator Kuchel" by Congressman Steve Horn.
• NOTE: An incumbent who lost their party primary (in 1968).

Source: California Blue Book (1938), (1946), (1950)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]