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Douglas H. Bosco

Democratic

Picture of Douglas H. Bosco
Bioguide
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-07-1978 Democratic AD-02 61607 Win
11-04-1980 Democratic AD-02 81884 Win
11-02-1982 Democratic CD-01 107749 Win
11-06-1984 Democratic CD-01 157037 Win
11-04-1986 Democratic CD-01 138174 Win
11-08-1988 Democratic CD-01 159815 Win
11-06-1990 Democratic CD-01 96468 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000648
 

Candidate Biography:

Douglas Harry Bosco
Born: July 28, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York

Previous: Student, Capitol Page High School
1976: Primary Candidate for CD-02 (Lost)
1973: Director, Marin County Department of Human Relations
1974: Executive Director, Marin County Housing Authority
1980: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1980-1982: Majority Caucus Chair, California State Assembly
1982: Delegate, California State Democratic Convention
1994: Primary Candidate for CD-01 (Lost)
1996: Primary Candidate for AD-01 (Lost; 27%)
200?: Member, Industrial Welfare Commission
200?: Member, California Coastal Conservancy

 

  • EARTHQUAKE: The epicenter for the 1980 Eureka earthquake (a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on November 8, 1980) occured within the districts of State Senator Barry Keene and Assemblyman Douglas H. Bosco.

 

Source: California Legislature Handbook (1979)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]