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  Grisham, Wayne R.
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NameWayne R. Grisham
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Norwalk, California , United States
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Born January 10, 1923
DiedJanuary 19, 2011 (88 years)
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InfoWayne Richard Grisham

Representative from California; born in Lamar, Prowers County, Colo., January 10, 1923; attended the public schools of Long Beach, Calif.; A.A., Long Beach City College, 1947; B.A., Whittier College, Whittier, Calif., 1949; graduate work, University of Southern California, 1950-1951; served in the United States Army Air Corps as a fighter pilot in the European Theater, 1942-1946; shot down and was a prisoner of war; teacher and businessman; president, Wayne Grisham Realty, 1958-1978; chairman, board of directors, First Mutual Mortgage Co., 1974-1978; member of La Mirada City Council, 1970-1978; mayor of La Mirada, two terms, 1973-1974, 1977-1978; delegate, California League of Cities and National League of Cities, 1970-1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1982; director of the Peace Corps in Nairobi, Kenya, 1983; member, California State assembly, 1985 to present; is a resident of Norwalk, Calif.

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Jan 22, 2011 09:30am Obituary Former La Mirada Congressman Grisham dead at 88  Article 00 

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  06/05/1990 CA State Assembly 52 - R Primary Lost 13.60% (-3.84%)
  11/08/1988 CA State Assembly 63 Lost 49.89% (-0.23%)
  05/12/1987 CA State Senate 33 - Special Election Lost 44.54% (-9.56%)
  03/17/1987 CA State Senate 33 - Special Primary Won 44.36% (+0.00%)
  11/04/1986 CA State Assembly 63 Won 58.50% (+17.00%)
  11/06/1984 CA State Assembly 63 Won 55.30% (+10.60%)
  06/05/1984 CA State Assembly 63 - R Primary Won 52.51% (+18.78%)
  06/08/1982 CA District 33 - R Primary Lost 42.66% (-14.67%)
  11/04/1980 CA District 33 Won 70.85% (+41.71%)
  06/03/1980 CA District 33 - R Primary Won 75.53% (+51.05%)
  11/07/1978 CA District 33 Won 55.98% (+11.96%)
  06/06/1978 CA District 33 - R Primary Won 23.87% (+3.24%)
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