Ronald V. Dellums

A Representative from California. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. , November 24, 1935. Attended the Oakland public schools. A. A. , Oakland City College, 1958. B. A. , San Francisco State College, 1960. M. S. W. , University of California, 1962. Served two years in United States Marine Corps, active duty, 1954-1956. Psychiatric social worker, California Department of Mental Hygiene, 1962-1964. Program director, Bayview Community Center, 1964-1965. Associate director, then director, Hunters Point Youth Opportunity Center, 1965-1966. Planning consultant, Bay Area Social Planning Council, 1966-1967. Director, Concentrated Employment Program, San Francisco Economic Opportunity Council, 1967-1968. Senior consultant, Social Dynamics, Inc. (manpower specialization programs), 1968-1970. Part-time lecturer, San Francisco State College, University of California, and Berkeley Graduate School of Social Welfare. Member, Berkeley City Council, 1967-1970. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-February 6, 1998). Chairman, Committee on District of Columbia (Ninety-sixth through One Hundred Second Congresses), Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Third Congress). Served from January 3, 1971, until his resignation on February 6, 1998. Mayor of Oakland, Calif. , 2007-2011. Died on July 30, 2018, in Washington, D. C. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.