Louis Francis
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-05-1956 | Republican | AD-25 | 21694 | Win |
| 11-06-1956 | Republican | AD-25 | 39389 | Win |
| 11-04-1958 | Republican | AD-25 | 36710 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Republican | AD-25 | 53135 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Louis Patrick Francis
Born: May 24, 1923 in Oakland, CA
Married: Alice R. Corcoran (m. 1933)
Children: Patrick O., Michelle A., Janice A., Mark L.
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: March 9, 1968
1962: Proponent, Proposition 24 [Subversive Activities] (Failed; 40%)
- LEGISLATION: Author of AB 336 (1959) which required that "every judge of a court of record of this State shall, in open court... wear a judicial robe..." (Ch. 1948, Statutes of 1959)
- Proposition 24 (1962) was known as the "Francis Amendment," in reference to Francis' support of the measure. John M. Allswang referred to Proposition 24 as the "extreme Cold War anti-communist sentiment" in The Initiative and Referendum in California: 1898 - 1998.
- Served aboard the USS Barnwell ("flagship of the Attack Transport Division")
- Eagle Scout
Source: California Blue Book (1958), (1961)
Source: Members of the California Legislature and Other State Officials by the California Teamsters Legislative Council (1957 ed.)