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Michael Dennis Antonovich (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael D. Antonovich —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
12, 1939.
Son of Michael 'Mike' Antonovich and Francis (McColm) Antonovich.
Republican. School
teacher; member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1965-73; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
member of California
state assembly 43rd District, 1973-78.
Lutheran. Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks; Native
Sons of the Golden West.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Edward Badham (1929-2005) —
also known as Robert E. Badham —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 9,
1929.
Son of Byron Jack Badham and Bess (Kissinger) Badham.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hardware
business; member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1968,
1972
(alternate), 1980,
1984;
U.S.
Representative from California 40th District, 1977-89.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
21, 2005 (age 76 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Henry Nicholas Bolander (1831-1897) —
also known as Henry N. Bolander —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany,
February
22, 1831.
Republican. California
superintendent of public instruction, 1871-75.
Lutheran; later Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
State Botanist for California Geological Survey, 1864-67; discovered
many plant species.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
28, 1897 (age 66 years, 187
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Hills Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Janice Kay Brewer (b. 1944) —
also known as Jan Brewer —
of Peoria, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
26, 1944.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1983-86; member of Arizona
state senate, 1987-96; secretary of
state of Arizona, 2003-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Governor of
Arizona, 2009-.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2011.
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Lois G. Capps (b. 1938) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wis., January
10, 1938.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1998-2008 (22nd District
1998-2003, 23rd District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Edwin Dannemeyer (b. 1929) —
also known as William E. Dannemeyer; Bill
Dannemeyer —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in South Gate, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
22, 1929.
Son of Henry William Dannemeyer and Charlotte Ernestine (Knapp)
Dannemeyer.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1962-66, 1976-77; candidate for California
state senate, 1966; superior court judge in California, 1966-76;
U.S.
Representative from California 39th District, 1979-93.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Richard Imbrecht (1949-2000) —
also known as Charles R. Imbrecht —
of Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Ventura, Ventura
County, Calif., February
4, 1949.
Son of Earl Richard Imbrecht and Hazel Victoria (Berg) Imbrecht.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 36th District, 1976-82; candidate for California
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Lutheran.
Pleaded
guilty in 1997 to charges
of drunk
driving
and marijuana
possession and served one month in jail.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
18, 2000 (age 50 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ivy
Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Calif.
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Richard Henry Lehman (b. 1948) —
also known as Richard H. Lehman —
of Sanger, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Sanger, Fresno
County, Calif., July 20,
1948.
Democrat. Administrative assistant to State Sen. George
Zenovich, 1970-76; member of California
state assembly, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1983-95 (18th District 1983-93,
19th District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1998.
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Luther Hansen Lincoln (1914-1980) —
also known as Luther H. Lincoln —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Lafayette, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Born in Montana, November
20, 1914.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1949-58; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1955-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1952,
1960;
Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Lutheran.
Died June 27,
1980 (age 65 years, 220
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Zoe Lofgren (b. 1947) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., December
21, 1947.
Daughter of Milton R. Lofgren and Mary Violet Lofgren.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1995-.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edwin Meese III (b. 1931) —
also known as Ed Meese; "Reagan's
Geographer" —
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., December
2, 1931.
Son of Edwin Meese, Jr. and Leona Meese.
Lawyer;
legal affairs secretary to Gov. Ronald
Reagan, 1967-68; executive assistant and chief of staff, 1969-74;
law
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1985-88.
Lutheran. Member, Federalist
Society.
The independent counsel who investigated
the Wedtech scandal
reported that Meese, who had worked as a lobbyist
for Wedtech, was complicit
in the company's bribery
and fraud;
following this disclosure, he resigned
from the Cabinet.
Still living as of 2010.
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Douglas A. Ose (b. 1955) —
also known as Doug Ose —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., June 27,
1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1999-2005.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edwin Reinecke (b. 1924) —
also known as Ed Reinecke —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., January
7, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 27th District, 1965-69; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1972;
candidate in primary for Governor of
California, 1974; California
Republican state chair, 1983-85.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1998.
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Milo W. Sutton (b. 1928) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Salina, Saline
County, Kan.; Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Hartford, Lyon
County, Kan., December
24, 1928.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1951-55; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1956.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2002.
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