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Burt M. Henson

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-06-1962 Democratic AD-37 40572 Win
11-03-1964 Democratic AD-37 64643 Win
Website: archives.cdn.sos.ca.gov/oral-history/pdf/henson.pdf
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: May 28, 1926 in Oakland, CA
Married: ????? (m. 1953, div. 1954), Nancy Gleichmann (m. 1957), Harriet Kosmo Henson (1980s)
Children: Lynn, Charlene, Deborah, Julie, and Lisa
Military Service: USN (WWII), ARMY
Died: January 30, 2003 in Ventura, CA

1954-1958: Deputy District Attorney, Ventura County
1966: Resigned from the State Assembly on November 30.
1966-1987: Justice, Ventura County Municipal Court

  • LEGISLATION: Author of bill to create the Point Mugu State Park.
  • Served as a radio operator aboard the USS Warrick in the South Pacific, Philippine and Asian theatres during WWII.

Source: California Blue Book (1963)