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Richard H. McCollister

Republican

Picture of Richard H. McCollister
CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1940 Republican AD-07 35191 Win
11-03-1942 Republican AD-07 28776 Win
11-07-1944 Republican AD-07 38575 Win
11-05-1946 Republican AD-07 34250 Win
11-02-1948 Republican AD-07 53325 Win
11-07-1950 Republican AD-07 38227 Win
11-04-1952 Republican AD-07 71275 Win
11-02-1954 Republican AD-07 45103 Win
11-06-1956 Republican AD-07 65108 Win
11-04-1958 Republican AD-07 85181 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 17, 1908 in San Mateo, CA
Married: Iris Richins
Child: Colleen
Died: May 15, 1975

1955-1958: Majority Leader, California State Assembly

  • LEGISLATION: Author (with Walter J. Fourt and R. Fred Price) of AB 463 (1943) which created the Special Service Parole, allowing California inmates to be paroled in order to serve in the U.S. military during World War II. (Stats. 1943, Chapt. 396)

Source: California Blue Book (1958)