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  Tenney, Jack B.
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NameJack B. Tenney
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Banning, California , United States
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Born April 01, 1898
DiedNovember 04, 1970 (72 years)
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InfoJohn Breckinridge Tenney

Elected to the California Assembly from the 46th District, as a Democrat, in 1936, 1938, and 1940.

-Member of the California State Senate, 1943-1955 (elected on the Democratic and Republican three times, switched voter registration from Democratic to Republican on September 24, 1944. Defeated in the 1954 primary due to his opposition to Eisenhower in 1952.)

-Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles, 1949

-Candidate for Vice President on the Christian Nationalist Party, 1952, with Douglas MacArthur running (without his consent) for President.

-Candidate for Congress, 1952 (22nd District), 1962 (38th District)

-Author of Red Fascism: Boring from Within … by the Subversive Forces of Communism (Los Angeles: Federal Printing Co., 1947). The book explored evidence from State and Federal investigations of Communist and Marxist organizations in the U.S.

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  06/05/1962 CA District 38 - R Primary Lost 17.47% (-33.68%)
  06/08/1954 CA State Senate 38 - R Primary Lost 27.86% (-29.21%)
  06/08/1954 CA State Senate 38 - D Primary Lost 11.11% (-49.59%)
  11/04/1952 US Vice President Lost 0.00% (-83.24%)
  06/03/1952 CA District 22 - R Primary Lost 23.95% (-25.68%)
  06/03/1952 CA District 22 - D Primary Lost 12.04% (-30.66%)
  11/07/1950 CA State Senate 38 Won 85.35% (+70.71%)
  06/06/1950 CA State Senate 38 - D Primary Won 35.22% (+0.65%)
  06/06/1950 CA State Senate 38 - R Primary Won 76.42% (+57.47%)
  04/05/1949 Los Angeles Mayor - Primary Lost 12.04% (-32.95%)
  11/05/1946 CA State Senate 38 Won 99.70% (+99.54%)
  06/04/1946 CA State Senate 38 - D Primary Won 42.69% (+1.87%)
  06/04/1946 CA State Senate 38 - R Primary Won 78.20% (+65.52%)
  09/24/1944 CA State Senate 38 - Party Switch Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/16/1944 CA US Senate - D Primary Lost 4.39% (-50.36%)
  05/16/1944 CA US Senate - R Primary Lost 2.69% (-41.30%)
  11/03/1942 CA State Senate 38 Won 86.50% (+77.74%)
  08/25/1942 CA State Senate 38 - R Primary Won 33.34% (+1.28%)
  08/25/1942 CA State Senate 38 - D Primary Won 25.25% (+4.32%)
ENDORSEMENTS
CA US President - Nov 07, 1944 R Thomas E. Dewey
CA US Senate - Nov 07, 1944 R Frederick F. Houser