Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Brawley, Imperial County, Calif. , July 23, 1927. Attended Los Angeles City schools. B. A. , University of California at Los Angeles, 1951. Served, United States Marine Corps, 1945-1946 and 1950-1952, and attained the rank of captain. Automobile and truck dealer, 1953-1975. Member, Riverside County board of supervisors, Calif. , 1972-1982 and Riverside County housing authority, 1974-1982. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1995). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Died on August 9, 2017, in La Quinta, Calif. Interment at Coachella Valley Public Cemetery, Coachella, Calif.