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George E. Danielson

Democratic

Picture of George E. Danielson
courtinfo.ca.gov
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1960 Democratic AD-56 35825 Loss
11-06-1962 Democratic AD-48 42746 Win
11-03-1964 Democratic AD-48 46782 Win
11-08-1966 Democratic SD-27 64577 Win
11-05-1968 Democratic SD-27 68108 Win
11-03-1970 Democratic CD-29 71308 Win
11-07-1972 Democratic CD-29 92856 Win
11-05-1974 Democratic CD-30 67328 Win
11-02-1976 Democratic CD-30 82767 Win
11-07-1978 Democratic CD-30 66241 Win
11-04-1980 Democratic CD-30 74119 Win
Website: www.courts.ca.gov/documents/DanielsonG.pdf
 

Candidate Biography:

Born February 20, 1915 in Wausa, Nebraska
Married: Gladys C. Ohanian (in 1953)
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died September 12, 1998 in Monterey Park, CA

Previous: Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (5 years)
1949-1951: U.S. Attorney (Los Angeles, California)
1971: Resigned from the State Senate on January 12.
1982: Resigned from the United States House of Representatives on March 8.
1982-1992: Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District

 

  • Member of the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate.
  • In the 1966 Democratic Primary, Danielson defeated Richard "Dick" Tuck, Richard Nixon's favorite enemy (and the President's apparent inspiration).

 

Source: California Blue Book (1961), (1967)