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  McFall, John J.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameJohn J. McFall
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Manteca, California , United States
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Born February 20, 1918
DiedMarch 07, 2006 (88 years)
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Dec 03, 2023 10:16pm
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InfoJohn Joseph McFall

1948-1951: Member, Manteca City Council
1948-1950: Mayor, City of Manteca

Elected to the California Assembly from the 12th District in 1950, 1952, and 1954.

born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 20, 1918; attended the public schools of Manteca, Calif., and graduated from Modesto (Calif.) Junior College in 1936, from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1938, and the law school of the same university in 1941; admitted to the bar in 1941 and employed as an attorney in Oakland, Calif., in 1941 and 1942; served as staff sergeant in Security Intelligence Corps, 1942-1946; engaged in the practice of law in Manteca, Calif., in 1946; city councilman and mayor of Manteca, 1948-1951; member of California assembly, 1951-1956; delegate to all State Democratic conventions, 1948-1958; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1957, until his resignation December 31, 1978; majority whip (Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress; is a resident of Alexandria, Va.


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Mar 15, 2006 11:00pm Obituary 11-Term Rep. John J. McFall  Article RMF 

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  11/07/1978 CA District 14 Lost 42.62% (-10.77%)
  06/06/1978 CA District 14 - D Primary Won 69.46% (+38.92%)
  12/01/1976 Majority Leader Lost 0.00% (-50.17%)
  11/02/1976 CA District 14 Won 72.54% (+45.08%)
  06/08/1976 CA District 14 - D Primary Won 82.69% (+65.37%)
  12/01/1974 US House Majority Whip Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1974 CA District 14 Won 70.92% (+46.78%)
  06/04/1974 CA District 14 - D Primary Won 80.51% (+67.04%)
  11/07/1972 CA District 15 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/06/1972 CA District 15 - R Primary Won 44.94% (+3.92%)
  11/03/1970 CA District 15 Won 63.11% (+27.50%)
  06/02/1970 CA District 15 - D Primary Won 85.77% (+71.53%)
  11/05/1968 CA District 15 Won 53.84% (+7.68%)
  11/08/1966 CA District 15 Won 57.04% (+14.09%)
  11/03/1964 CA District 15 Won 70.90% (+41.79%)
  06/02/1964 CA District 15 - R Primary Lost 12.00% (-76.01%)
  11/06/1962 CA District 15 Won 69.99% (+39.98%)
  11/08/1960 CA District 11 Won 65.41% (+30.83%)
  11/04/1958 CA District 11 Won 69.34% (+38.69%)
  06/03/1958 CA District 11 - D Primary Won 92.47% (+84.95%)
  06/03/1958 CA District 11 - R Primary Lost 45.52% (-8.96%)
  11/06/1956 CA District 11 Won 53.07% (+6.15%)
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