Anthony Lee Coelho

A Representative from California. Born in Los Banos, Merced County, Calif. , June 15, 1942. Attended the public schools in Dos Palos. B. A. , Loyola University, Los Angeles, 1964. Staff member of United States Representative B. F. Sisk, 1965-1978. Became administrative assistant in 1970. Staff director, Subcommittee on Cotton, House Agriculture Committee, 1971-1972. Consultant, House Parking Committee, 1971-1974. Staff coordinator, House Subcommittee on Broadcasting, House Rules Committee, and House Select Committee on Professional Sports, 1965-1976. Delegate, California State Democratic convention. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on June 15, 1989 (January 3, 1979-June 15, 1989). Majority whip (One Hundredth and One Hundred First Congresses). Chair, President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, 1994-2000. Business executive. Political adviser. Is a resident of Merced, Calif.