George E. Danielson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – March 9, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | George Brown Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Matthew G. Martínez |
| Constituency | 29th district(1971–75) 30th district(1975–82) |
| Member of theCalifornia State Senate from the27th district | |
| In office January 2, 1967 – January 12, 1971[1] | |
| Preceded by | Robert D. Williams |
| Succeeded by | David Roberti |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the48th district | |
| In office January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Frank D. Lanterman |
| Succeeded by | David Roberti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Elmore Danielson (1915-02-20)February 20, 1915 |
| Died | September 12, 1998(1998-09-12) (aged 83) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Gladys C. "Candy" Danielson |
| Profession | Lawyer |
George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an AmericanDemocratic politician and judge fromCalifornia. He served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982.
Born inWausa, Nebraska, Danielson attendedWayne State Teachers College before earning hisB.A. andJ.D. from theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1937 and 1939, respectively. He was a special agent with theFederal Bureau of Investigation from 1939 to 1944 and served in theUnited States Navy Reserve from 1944 to 1946.
He was anAssistant United States Attorney from 1949 to 1951 and thereafter entered private practice.[2][3]
Danielson was twice elected to theCalifornia State Assembly, serving from 1963 to 1967, and to theCalifornia State Senate, serving from 1967 to 1971.
In 1970, he was elected to his first of six terms to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served on theHouse Judiciary Committee during theimpeachment proceedings against PresidentRichard Nixon and voted in favor of three of the articles.
Danielson resigned from Congress on March 9, 1982, after being appointed an associate justice on theCalifornia Court of Appeal in the Second District, Division Three by GovernorJerry Brown.[2][3][4]
Danielson retired from the bench in April 1992.
He died on September 12, 1998, of heart failure inMonterey Park, California.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson | 71,308 | 62.6 | |
| Republican | Tom McMann | 42,620 | 37.4 | |
| Total votes | 113,928 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (Incumbent) | 91,553 | 62.8 | |
| Republican | Richard E. Ferraro | 48,814 | 33.5 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John W. Blaine | 5,455 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 145,822 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (Incumbent) | 66,074 | 74.2 | |
| Republican | John J. Perez | 22,928 | 25.8 | |
| Total votes | 89,002 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (Incumbent) | 82,767 | 74.4 | |
| Republican | Harry Couch | 28,503 | 25.6 | |
| Total votes | 111,270 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (Incumbent) | 66,241 | 71.4 | |
| Republican | Henry Ares | 26,511 | 28.6 | |
| Total votes | 92,752 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (Incumbent) | 74,119 | 72.1 | |
| Republican | J. Arthur "Art" Platten | 24,136 | 23.5 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce M. Hobbs | 4,480 | 4.4 | |
| Total votes | 102,735 | 100.0 | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 29th congressional district 1971–1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 30th congressional district 1975–1982 | Succeeded by |
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