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Eugene A. Chappie

Republican

Picture of Eugene A. Chappie
CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1964 Republican AD-06 46772 Win
11-08-1966 Republican AD-06 63655 Win
11-05-1968 Republican AD-06 71799 Win
11-03-1970 Republican AD-06 58459 Win
11-07-1972 Republican AD-06 80370 Win
11-05-1974 Republican AD-03 42721 Win
11-02-1976 Republican AD-03 61267 Win
11-07-1978 Republican AD-03 69556 Win
11-04-1980 Republican CD-01 145585 Win
11-02-1982 Republican CD-02 116172 Win
11-06-1984 Republican CD-02 158679 Win
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000322
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: March 28, 1920 in Sacramento, CA
Married: Paula Di Benedetto (in 1941)
Children: Susan, Eugene II, John, Tina, and Linda
Military Service: ARMY (WWII, Korea)
Died: May 31, 1992 in Georgetown, CA

1950-1965: Member, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors*
1968-1972: Delegate, California State Republican Conventions
1987-1992: Member, California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission
1989-1991: Member, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors*

  • Chappie was appointed to the Board of Supervisors in 1950 by Governor Earl Warren and in 1988 by Governor George Deukmejian.
  • PLACENAME: SCR 139 (2014; Ted Gaines) would have designated a portion of Highway 193 in El Dorado County as the Eugene “Gene” Chappie Memorial Highway. The resolution died at the Assembly Desk.
  • PLACENAME: SCR 2 (Res. Chapter 105, Statutes of 2015; Ted Gaines) designated a portion of Highway 193 in El Dorado County as the Eugene “Gene” Chappie Memorial Highway.

Source: California Blue Book (1967), (1971)
Source: California Legislature Handbook (1974)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]