Henry Mello

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Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-02-1976	Democratic	AD-28	61322	Win
11-07-1978	Democratic	AD-28	57144	Win
11-04-1980	Democratic	SD-17	117769	Win
11-06-1984	Democratic	SD-17	148827	Win
11-08-1988	Democratic	SD-17	170514	Win
11-03-1992	Democratic	SD-15	162771	Win

Candidate Biography:

Henry John Mello
Born: March 27, 1924 in Watsonville, CA
Married: Helen Burns
Children: Stephen, John, Michael, and Tim
Died: September 4, 2004 in Watsonville, CA

Previous: Member, California Agricultural Advisory Board
1966-1974: Member, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
1992-1996: Majority Leader, California State Senate

• LEGISLATION: Author of ACR 129 (1980), which created the California Senior Legislature (CSL).
• LEGISLATION: Mello authored 726 bills, of which 456 were signed into law.
• PLACENAME: The Mello Center at Watsonville High School was named to honor Senator Mello.
• PLACENAME: ACR 67 (2014) designated Highway 1 between the Pajaro River and Struve Road as the Senator Henry J. Mello Highway.  
• In 1985, Mello was the target of an attempted recall led by Michael Bogatirev. The recall failed to qualify for the ballot.
• In 1986, Mello was the target of an attempted recall led by Michael Bogatirev, Timothy Grady, and Harry Snell. The recall failed to qualify for the ballot.
• In 1987, Mello was the target of an attempted recall by Michael Bogatirev. The recall failed to qualify for the ballot.
• NATURAL DISASTER (EARTHQUAKE): The epicenter for the Loma Prieta earthquake (a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on October 17, 1989) occurred within the districts of State Senator Henry Mello and Assemblyman Sam Farr.

Source: California Assembly Handbook (1979)