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Donald L. Jackson

Republican

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CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1946 Republican CD-16 78264 Win
11-02-1948 Republican CD-16 121198 Win
11-07-1950 Republican CD-16 115970 Win
11-04-1952 Republican CD-16 79127 Win
11-02-1954 Republican CD-16 63124 Win
11-06-1956 Republican CD-16 83050 Win
11-04-1958 Republican CD-16 70724 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: January 23, 1910 in Ipswich, South Dakota
Married: Shirley Connell (in 1932)
Military Service: USMC (WWII)
Died: May 27, 1981 death in Bethesda, Maryland

1937-1939: Assistant Director, Santa Monica Publicity Department
1939-1940: Director of Publicity, City of Santa Monica
1950s: Member, House Un-American Activities Committee
1948: Congressional Adviser, 9th Conference of American States
1969: Commissioner, Interstate Commerce Commission
1972-1973: US Representative to the United Nations

Source: California Blue Book (1954)