John G. Schmitz

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Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-03-1964	Republican	SD-35	212531	Win
11-08-1966	Republican	SD-34	151282	Win
06-30-1970	Republican	CD-35	67209	Win
11-03-1970	Republican	CD-35	192765	Win
11-07-1972	American Independent	President	232554	Loss
11-07-1978	Republican	SD-36	125192	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 12, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Married: Mary E. Suehr
Children: John P., Joseph E.*, Jerome T., Mary Fualaau, Theresa Manion, Elizabeth Crnkovich, Philip
Military Service: USMC
Died: January 10, 2001 in Washington, DC

1970: Resigned from the State Senate on June 30.
1972: Primary Candidate for CD-35 (Lost)
1976: Primary Candidate for CD-35 (Lost)
1980: Primary Candidate for US Senator (Lost; 19%)
1982: Primary Candidate for US Senator (Lost; 2.1%)

• CENSURE: In January 1982, the State Senate passed SR 29, by Senator Roberti, which censured Schmitz for comments he made about abortion rights advocates at a press conference in Los Angeles.
• Joseph E. Schmitz served as Inspector General of the Department of Defense from 2001 to 2005.
• Be Fruitful and Multiply: Schmitz had seven children.
• NOTE: An incumbent who lost their party primary (in 1972).

Source: California Blue Book (1967)