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  Roybal, Edward R.
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationDemocratic  
  1980-01-01  
 
NameEdward R. Roybal
Address
Pasadena, California , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born February 10, 1916
DiedOctober 25, 2005 (89 years)
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifedRBH
Feb 22, 2022 03:24pm
Tags Hispanic - Army - Catholic -
InfoEdward Ross "Ed" Roybal

ROYBAL, Edward Ross, (father of Lucille Roybal-Allard), a Representative from California; born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.Mex., February 10, 1916; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1922; attended the public schools; graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1934; joined the Civilian Conservation Corps until April 1, 1935; trained in business administration at the University of California in Los Angeles and at Southwestern University in Los Angeles; public health educator with the California Tuberculosis Association, 1942-1944; served in the United States Army from April 1944 to December 1945; director of health education for the Los Angeles County Tuberculosis and Health Association, 1945-1949; member of the city council of Los Angeles, 1949-1962, and served as president pro tempore from July 1961; president of Eastland Savings & Loan Association, 1958-1968, chairman of the board 1968 to present; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1993); chairman, Select Committee on Aging (Ninety-eighth through One Hundred Second Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress; is a resident of Pasadena, Calif.

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 25, 2005 05:00pm Obituary Roybal, dean of Hispanic leaders in Los Angeles, dead at 89  Article Thomas Walker 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 7.00000 Average

FAMILY
Daughter Lucille E. Roybal-Allard 1941-

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  11/24/2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Won 5.26% (+0.00%)
  11/06/1990 CA District 25 Won 70.03% (+45.26%)
  11/08/1988 CA District 25 Won 85.48% (+76.73%)
  11/04/1986 CA District 25 Won 76.07% (+54.77%)
  06/03/1986 CA District 25 - D Primary Won 89.03% (+78.06%)
  11/06/1984 CA District 25 Won 71.68% (+47.58%)
  06/05/1984 CA District 25 - D Primary Won 86.27% (+72.53%)
  11/02/1982 CA District 25 Won 85.50% (+71.00%)
  11/04/1980 CA District 25 Won 66.00% (+37.60%)
  11/07/1978 CA District 25 Won 67.37% (+34.76%)
  11/02/1976 CA District 25 Won 71.90% (+49.90%)
  06/08/1976 CA District 25 - D Primary Won 86.09% (+72.17%)
  11/05/1974 CA District 25 Won 99.77% (+99.54%)
  11/07/1972 CA District 30 Won 68.39% (+39.79%)
  06/06/1972 CA District 30 - D Primary Won 85.66% (+78.16%)
  11/03/1970 CA District 30 Won 68.26% (+38.31%)
  06/02/1970 CA District 30 - D Primary Won 84.46% (+68.91%)
  11/05/1968 CA District 30 Won 67.40% (+34.79%)
  11/08/1966 CA District 30 Won 66.41% (+32.82%)
  11/03/1964 CA District 30 Won 66.30% (+32.60%)
  11/06/1962 CA District 30 Won 56.51% (+13.02%)
  06/05/1962 CA District 30 - D Primary Won 61.58% (+38.11%)
  04/01/1961 Los Angeles City Council - District 9 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1958 Los Angeles County Supervisor - District 3 - Runoff Lost 47.74% (-4.53%)
  06/03/1958 Los Angeles County Supervisor - District 3 Won 34.56% (+4.75%)
  04/01/1957 Los Angeles City Council - District 9 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1954 CA Lt. Governor Lost 44.66% (-10.68%)
  04/01/1953 Los Angeles City Council - District 9 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/31/1949 Los Angeles City Council - District 9 Won 63.13% (+26.26%)
  04/05/1949 Los Angeles City Council - District 9 Open Primary Won 50.00% (+0.00%)
  04/01/1947 Los Angeles City Council - District 9 Lost 27.24% (-45.52%)
ENDORSEMENTS
CA District 30 - D Primary - Jun 02, 1992 D Xavier Becerra
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 06, 1973 NPA Reject