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Walter H. Sullivan

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1932 Democratic AD-69 12878 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Walter Henderson Sullivan
Born: October 4, 1885 in Roebuck, Mississippi
Married: Owena Stockwell (div. 1940)
Children: Helen, John, Rosalie, and James
Died: April 24, 1969 in California

  • BI-PARTISAN COUNTY REPRESENTATION: Los Angeles County has had bipartisan representation in the California State Legislature continuously since 1933 (the longest of any of California's 58 counties). Prior to the election of this legislator (and a dozen other Democratic Assemblymembers) in 1932, Los Angeles had had not had a Democratic state legislator  since 1902.