Category: California

David’s comment: “Augustus Freeman Hawkins” is one badass name if you ask me.Representative | Democrat | HAWKINS, AUGUSTUS FREEMAN (GUS), a Representative from California; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 31, 1907; in 1918, moved to Los Angeles, Calif., with his parents; attended local public schools; graduated from Jefferson High School in 1926, from… Continue reading Augustus Hawkins

Representative | Democrat | WATERS, MAXINE, a Representative from California; born Maxine (Moore) Carr, in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo., August 15, 1938; B.A., California State University, Los Angeles, Calif., 1970; teacher; Head Start volunteer coordinator; Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1972-1988; member of the California state assembly, 1977-1991; elected as a Democrat to the… Continue reading Maxine Waters

Representative | Republican | SARGENT, AARON AUGUSTUS, a Representative and a Senator from California; born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., September 28, 1827; attended the common schools; apprenticed to a cabinetmaker; worked as a printer in Philadelphia, Pa.; moved to Washington, D.C., in 1847 and became secretary to a Member of Congress; moved to California… Continue reading Aaron Sargent

Representative | Republican | HUNTER, DUNCAN DUANE, (son of Duncan Lee Hunter), (son of Duncan Lee Hunter), a Representative from California; born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., December 7, 1976; graduated from Granite Hills High School, El Cajon, Calif., 1994; B.S., San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., 2001; United States Marine Corps,… Continue reading Duncan Hunter

Representative | Progressive | ELSTON, JOHN ARTHUR, a Representative from California; born in Woodland, Yolo County, Calif., February 10, 1874; attended the public schools; graduated from Hesperian College, Woodland, Calif., 1892; graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1897; teacher; admitted to the California state bar, 1901; lawyer, private practice; executive secretary to the… Continue reading John Elston

Representative | Republican | ROHRABACHER, DANA, a Representative from California; born in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., June 21, 1947; graduated from Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., 1965; attended Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965-1967; B.A., California State University, Long Beach, Calif., 1969; M.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles,… Continue reading Dana Rohrabacher

Representative | Democrat | SANCHEZ, LORETTA, a Representative from California; born in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 7, 1960; graduated from Katella High School, Anaheim, Calif.; B.A., Chapman University, Orange, Calif., 1982; M.B.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1984; financial analyst; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the nine succeeding… Continue reading Loretta Sanchez

Representative | Republican | DREIER, DAVID TIMOTHY, a Representative from California; born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 5, 1952; attended the Principia Upper Schools in St. Louis, Mo.; B.A., Claremont Men’s College, Claremont, Calif., 1975; M.A., Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, Calif., 1976; director, corporate relations, Claremont McKenna College, 1975-1979; delegate, California state Republican… Continue reading David Dreier

Representative | Democrat | LEA, CLARENCE FREDERICK, a Representative from California; born near Highland Springs, Lake County, Calif., July 11, 1874; attended the common schools, Lakeport Academy, and Stanford University, California; was graduated from the law department of the University of Denver, Denver, Colo., in 1898; was admitted to the bar the same year and… Continue reading Clarence Lea

Representative | Republican | MCCARTHY, KEVIN, a Representative from California; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., January 26, 1965; attended Bakersfield College, Bakersfield. Calif., 1984-1985; B.S., California State University, Bakersfield, Calif., 1989; M.B.A., California State University, Bakersfield, Calif., 1994; staff, United States Representative William Thomas of California, 1987-2002; member of the California state assembly, 2002-2007,… Continue reading Kevin McCarthy