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William M. Ketchum

Republican

Picture of William M. Ketchum
CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1966 Republican AD-29 33854 Win
11-05-1968 Republican AD-29 44934 Win
11-03-1970 Republican AD-29 37599 Win
11-07-1972 Republican CD-36 88071 Win
11-05-1974 Republican CD-18 67650 Win
11-02-1976 Republican CD-18 101658 Win
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000153
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: September 2, 1921 in Los Angeles, CA
Married: Lola Marie Heegaard (in 1942)
Children: Robert Milton and Margaret Kathleen
Military Service: ARMY (WWII, Korea)
University: University of Southern California
Died: June 24, 1978 in Bakersfield, CA

1968: Delegate, Republican National Convention

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