Ralph C. Dills | |
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 Dillsc. 1975 | |
| Member of theCalifornia Senate | |
| In office January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Way |
| Succeeded by | Debra Bowen |
| Constituency | 32nd district(1967–1974) 28th district(1974–1982) 30th district(1982–1994) 28th district(1994–1998) |
| Judge of theComptonMunicipal Court | |
| In office June 1, 1949 – January 2, 1967 | |
| Appointed by | Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors |
| Preceded by | Leonard Kaufman |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the69th district | |
| In office January 2, 1939 – June 1, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Fred P. Glick |
| Succeeded by | Carley V. Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-02-19)February 19, 1910 |
| Died | May 23, 2002(2002-05-23) (aged 92) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ging Lee Wendi Lewellen Lai |
| Children | Gregory Lee Dills |
| Relatives | Clayton A. Dills (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles University of Southern California McGeorge School of Law |
Ralph Clinton Dills (February 19, 1910 – May 23, 2002) was an American politician in the state ofCalifornia. A Democrat, he served in theCalifornia State Assembly from 1939 to 1949, and in theCalifornia State Senate from 1966 to 1998. He is the longest-serving member in the history of theCalifornia Legislature. He was born inRosston, Texas and died inRocklin, California.[1]
During the1940 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Dills joined a left-wing slate pledged to lieutenant governorEllis E. Patterson for president.[2] They opposed incumbentFranklin D. Roosevelt on the grounds he was focusing too much onforeign affairs and not enough ondomestic unemployment.[3] The Patterson slate lost to Roosevelt's by a margin of fifteen to one.[4]
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