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Clark L. Bradley

Republican

Picture of Clark L. Bradley
CA Blue Book (19??)
Date Party Office Votes Result
03-19-1953 Nonpartisan AD-28 12001 Win
11-02-1954 Republican AD-28 41861 Win
11-06-1956 Republican AD-28 61490 Win
11-04-1958 Republican AD-28 52320 Win
11-08-1960 Republican AD-28 75069 Win
11-06-1962 Republican SD-18 119480 Win
11-08-1966 Republican SD-14 120966 Win
11-03-1970 Republican SD-14 109925 Win
11-05-1974 Republican SD-12 66142 Loss
11-07-1978 Republican SD-12 61642 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Clark Lynn Bradley
Born: July 18, 1908 in Topeka, Kansas
Married: Carol M. Brubaker (in 1933)
Children: Lyn T., Cherill M., Maureen C. (Jones), and Roger C.
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: December 1983 in San Jose, CA

1944-1952: Member, San Jose City Council
1950-1952: Mayor, City of San Jose
1952: Primary Candidate for CD-09 (Lost)

  • Supreme Court Decision: In January 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a law authored by Clark L. Bradley, SB 647 (1970), violated the Federal Arbitration Act. The law, which related to arbitration and alternative dispute resolution of contractual disagreements, was found to violate the Federal Arbitration Act. (Southland Corp. v. Keating, 465 U.S. 1)

Source: California Blue Book (1954), (1958)
Source: Social Security Death Index (website).