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John J. Allen Jr.

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1946 Republican CD-07 61508 Win
11-02-1948 Republican CD-07 78534 Win
11-07-1950 Republican CD-07 192342 Win
11-04-1952 Republican CD-07 120666 Win
11-02-1954 Republican CD-07 64083 Win
11-06-1956 Republican CD-07 75932 Win
11-04-1958 Republican CD-07 63270 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000133
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: November 27, 1899 in Oakland, CA
Military Service: USN (WWI, WWII)
Family: Son of John J. Allen Sr. (Alameda County judge)
Died: March 7, 1995 in McCall, Idaho

1923-1943: Member, Oakland Board of Education
1936-1938: President, California State School Trustees Association
1936-1944: Member, Alameda County Republican Central Committee
1946-1947: Vice Chairman, State Commission on School Districts
1959-1961: Under Secretary for Transportation, U.S. Department of Commerce

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