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  Van Deerlin, Lionel
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NameLionel Van Deerlin
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Chula Vista, California , United States
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Born July 25, 1914
DiedMay 17, 2008 (93 years)
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Feb 22, 2022 03:30pm
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InfoRepresentative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 25, 1914; attended the public schools at Oceanside, Calif.; B.A., University of Southern California at Los Angeles, 1937; studied journalism; served with the Field Artillery and Stars and Stripes newspaper, United States Army, as a staff sergeant from 1941 to 1945, with overseas service in the Mediterranean Theater; engaged in work as a newsman, 1937-1951; radio and television news editor and analyst, 1952-1961; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1981); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; professor emeritus, San Diego State University; columnist, San Diego Evening Tribune; is a resident of Vista, Calif.

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May 17, 2008 01:00pm Obituary Congressman, columnist Lionel Van Deerlin dead at 93  Article RMF 

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  11/04/1980 CA District 42 Lost 46.73% (-6.53%)
  06/03/1980 CA District 42 - D Primary Won 76.29% (+63.87%)
  11/07/1978 CA District 42 Won 73.74% (+47.47%)
  06/06/1978 CA District 42 - D Primary Won 81.80% (+63.60%)
  11/02/1976 CA District 42 Won 75.99% (+51.98%)
  11/05/1974 CA District 42 Won 69.87% (+39.74%)
  11/07/1972 CA District 41 Won 74.05% (+48.11%)
  11/03/1970 CA District 37 Won 72.12% (+47.58%)
  06/02/1970 CA District 37 - D Primary Won 86.58% (+73.17%)
  11/05/1968 CA District 37 Won 64.66% (+29.31%)
  11/08/1966 CA District 37 Won 61.17% (+22.34%)
  06/07/1966 CA District 37 - D Primary Won 88.38% (+76.75%)
  11/03/1964 CA District 37 Won 58.25% (+16.50%)
  06/02/1964 CA District 37 - D Primary Won 90.45% (+80.89%)
  11/06/1962 CA District 37 Won 51.35% (+2.70%)
  06/05/1962 CA District 37 - D Primary Won 65.47% (+30.94%)
  11/04/1958 CA District 30 Lost 44.67% (-10.67%)
  06/03/1958 CA District 30 - R Primary Lost 13.17% (-73.66%)
  06/03/1958 CA District 30 - D Primary Won 76.07% (+52.14%)
  11/04/1952 CA District 28 Lost 36.98% (-26.03%)
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