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  Hughes, Teresa
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NameTeresa Hughes
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Los Angeles, California , United States
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Born October 03, 1932
DiedNovember 14, 2011 (79 years)
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Oct 04, 2020 12:50am
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InfoMrs. Teresa Patterson Hughes

Hughes, who was first elected to a Los Angeles Assembly seat a July 1975 special election, was re-elected to eight full terms in the Assembly before winning a seat in the state Senate in 1992, according to a biography on www.JoinCalifornia.com. She served two terms in the upper house before stepping down due to term limits in 2000. Prior to running for office, Hughes worked as a legislative consultant for the State Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing and as a staffer for former state Sen. Mervyn Dymally, according to the site.

Hughes, who lived in Castro Valley at the time of her death, was married to Frank Staggers, a retired urologist who served as president of the California Medical Association and the National Medical Association.

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  11/05/1996 CA State Senate 25 Won 82.02% (+64.05%)
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