John T. Knox
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-08-1960 | Democratic | AD-11 | 37146 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Democratic | AD-11 | 41226 | Win |
| 11-06-1962 | Democratic | AD-11 | 51215 | Win |
| 11-03-1964 | Democratic | AD-11 | 59341 | Win |
| 11-08-1966 | Democratic | AD-11 | 49680 | Win |
| 11-05-1968 | Democratic | AD-11 | 54089 | Win |
| 11-03-1970 | Democratic | AD-11 | 58444 | Win |
| 11-07-1972 | Democratic | AD-11 | 71702 | Win |
| 11-05-1974 | Democratic | AD-11 | 63942 | Win |
| 11-02-1976 | Democratic | AD-11 | 73942 | Win |
| 11-07-1978 | Democratic | AD-11 | 52821 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
John Theryll Knox
Born: September 30, 1924 in Reno, Nevada
Married: Jean Henderson
Children: John, Charlotte Marie, and Mary Lucretia
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: April 3, 2017 in Richmond, CA
197?-2017: Trustees Emeriti, Occidental College Board of Trustees
1976-1980: Speaker pro Tem, California State Assembly
1983: Co-Founder (with John Foran and Paul V. Priolo), Sacramento Seminar
- Knox took office November 22, 1960 after winning a special election to the Assembly. [Source: Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 217, Number 211, 23 November 1960]
- It is unknown if Knox was related to the John T. Knox who served as Sergeant-at-Arms of the California State Senate in 1855.
- FATHER OF THE CODE: Knox authored AB 1424 (1969), which established the California Financial Code.
- LEGISLATION: Author, The Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (1968). This law permits certain licensed, professional activities to be conducted in the corporate form that at one time were not so permitted--including the practice of dentistry, law, medicine, and accountancy.
- LEGISLATION: Author, Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act (1975), which provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care.
- LEGISLATION: Author, Knox-Nisbet Act (1963), which first established local agency formation commissions (LAFCOs) in California.
- LEGISLATION: As a member of the Assembly Select Committee on Environmental Quality, Knox was an author of AB 2045 (Chapt. 1433, Stats of 1970) which became the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA).
- PLACENAME: Interstate 580 from Interstate 80 to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge through Richmond is named the "John T. Knox Freeway". Named in 1980. - Source: cahighways.org
Source: California Blue Book (1961), (1963), (1971)
Source: "John T. Knox, longtime Contra Costa Assemblyman, dies" by Sam Richards, East Bay Times (4/5/2017)