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Dennis E. Carpenter

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
08-18-1970 Republican SD-34 22074 Win
11-03-1970 Republican SD-34 189121 Win
11-05-1974 Republican SD-36 124692 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Dennis Eugene Carpenter
Born: September 3, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Married: Madine Waltrip (m. 1968, div.), Aleta Anderson (m. 1981, div.), ???? (m., div.)
Children: Kenneth, Bruce, Frank, Scott and Suzanne
Military Service: ARMY
Died: December 23, 2003 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

1954-1958: Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
1966: Staff, Ronald Reagan for Governor campaign
1969-1970: Chairman, California Republican State Central Committee
1974-1978: Minority Caucus Chair, California State Senate
1976: Primary Candidate for U.S. Senate (Lost)

Source: California Blue Book (1971), (1975)