Thomas C. Lynch
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-31-1964 | Democratic | Attorney General | 0 | Win |
| 11-08-1966 | Democratic | Attorney General | 3375334 | Win |
| Website: | ag.ca.gov/ag/history/25lynch.php |
Candidate Biography:
Born: May 20, 1904 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Virginia Lee Summers (in 1932)
Children: Michael and Kevin
Died: May 29, 1986 in San Francisco, CA
1933-1944: Assistant U.S. Attorney, for Northern District of California
1944-1951: Chief Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco County
1951-1964: District Attorney, San Francisco County
1959-1966: California Disaster Acting Governor #1
1964: Appointed Attorney General by Governor Edmund G. Brown to replace Stanley Mosk.
- FEAR AND LOATHING: As Attorney General, Lynch published a report on the rise of motorcycle gangs, which served as a running theme in the book "Hells Angels" by Hunter Thompson.
Source: California Blue Book (1967)
Source: Hells Angels by Hunter S. Thompson (Random House; 1966)