Thomas M. Rees

CA Blue Book

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-02-1954	Democratic	AD-59	22755	Win
11-06-1956	Democratic	AD-59	31459	Win
11-04-1958	Democratic	AD-59	31681	Win
11-08-1960	Democratic	AD-59	36498	Win
11-06-1962	Democratic	SD-38	1167285	Win
12-15-1965	Democratic	CD-26	40430	Win
11-08-1966	Democratic	CD-26	103289	Win
11-05-1968	Democratic	CD-26	134642	Win
11-03-1970	Democratic	CD-26	130499	Win
11-07-1972	Democratic	CD-26	164351	Win
11-05-1974	Democratic	CD-23	122076	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: March 26, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: December 9, 2003 in Santa Cruz, CA

1956: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1960: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1964: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1965: Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman James Roosevelt
1968: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

• Rees was elected to the Assembly in 1954 at age 29.
• WWII: Served with the 89th Infantry Division in WWII, liberating Ohrdruf, the first Nazi concentration camp liberated by the U.S. Army. (Courtesy James Rees)
• Elected to represent SD-38 in 1962, Rees represented more constituents than any other state legislator in American history. (Courtesy James Rees)

Source: California Blue Book (1958)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]