Lionel Van Deerlin

CA Blue Book

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-04-1952	Democratic	CD-28	62779	Loss
11-04-1958	Democratic	CD-30	90641	Loss
11-06-1962	Democratic	CD-37	63821	Win
11-03-1964	Democratic	CD-37	85624	Win
11-08-1966	Democratic	CD-37	80060	Win
11-05-1968	Democratic	CD-37	96130	Win
11-03-1970	Democratic	CD-37	93952	Win
11-07-1972	Democratic	CD-41	116980	Win
11-05-1974	Democratic	CD-42	70579	Win
11-02-1976	Democratic	CD-42	103062	Win
11-07-1978	Democratic	CD-42	85126	Win
11-04-1980	Democratic	CD-42	69936	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: July 25, 1914 in Los Angeles, CA
Married: Mary Jo
Children: Susie, Victoria, Elizabeth, Jeff, John, and Lionel James
University: University of Southern California (BA; 1937)
Died: May 17, 2008 in San Diego, CA

1964: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1980-2008: Columnist, San Diego Union Tribune

• In 2008, Van Deerlin wrote an article titled "Election Oddities" for San Diego Magazine. The Editor of this website highly recommends reading it.

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