A Representative from California. Born in Washington, D. C. , August 8, 1934. Attended the public schools in Los Angeles. B. S. , Los Angeles State College, 1962. LL. B. , Southwestern University, Los Angeles, 1967. Served in United States Army, sergeant, 1957-1960. Member, California assembly, 1972-1978. Delegate to California State Democratic conventions, 1972-1978. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1976. Chairman, rules committee, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, served until his death on December 8, 2000 (January 3, 1979-December 8, 2000). Chairman, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ninety-ninth through One Hundred First Congresses). Died on December 8, 2000, in Los Angeles, Calif. Interment at Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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