Peter Frank Schabarum | |
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 Official portrait, 1971 | |
| Member of theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district | |
| In office March 6, 1972 – December 1, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Bonelli |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Molina |
| Chair of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 21, 1989 – December 4, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund D. Edelman |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor) |
| In office December 3, 1985 – December 2, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund D. Edelman |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor) |
| In office December 7, 1982 – December 6, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund D. Edelman |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor) |
| In office December 5, 1978 – December 4, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Hahn |
| In office December 5, 1972 – December 3, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Warren M. Dorn |
| Succeeded by | James A. Hayes |
| Chair Pro Tem of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 6, 1988 – December 21, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund D. Edelman |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor Pro Tem) |
| In office December 4, 1984 – December 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund D. Edelman |
| Succeeded by | Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor Pro Tem) |
| In office December 2, 1980 – December 7, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Baxter Ward |
| Succeeded by | Deane Dana |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the49th district | |
| In office January 2, 1967 – March 6, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Houston I. Flournoy |
| Succeeded by | William H. Lancaster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929-01-09)January 9, 1929 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 2021(2021-08-02) (aged 92) California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Gerry Schabarum[1] |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Residence | Indian Wells, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley[1] |
Peter Frank Schabarum (January 9, 1929 – August 2, 2021) was an American politician and football player. From 1967 to 1991, he had a political career as a member of theCalifornia State Assembly and theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
| No. 88, 44 | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Covina High School |
| College | California |
| NFL draft | 1951: 2nd round, 17th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Schabarum was born January 9, 1929, in Los Angeles.[1] He attended and played football and baseball at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[2]
He was drafted by theSan Francisco 49ers in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft, and played for the 49ers in 1951, 1953 and 1954,[3] taking time off from his football career to serve in theUnited States Air Force during theKorean War.[1]
Schabarum represented the 49th district in theCalifornia State Assembly from 1967 to 1972. He was appointed to theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors in March 1972 by GovernorRonald Reagan following the death of incumbentFrank G. Bonelli and elected to the position three months later in a hotly contested special election that pitted him against his former roommate and colleague Assemblyman William Campbell. Schabarum was re-elected in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986. He did not seek re-election in 1990, but served three extra months until Feb. 28, 1991 to allow a special election to be held following a court ruling that redrew the boundaries of his district to create a majority-Latino district, later occupied byGloria Molina.[4]
Schabarum was noted for opposing governmentunions, supporting privatization of certain county duties, and supporting the decentralization of County government.[5] In addition, he was the leading backer of California's Proposition 140 on the 1990 ballot, which imposed term limits on the California Legislature.[6]
When Schabarum left office, his unspent campaign funds were transferred to a nonprofit organization, the Foundation for Citizen Representation. That foundation later transferred $50,000 to a foundation affiliated with theLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History, which then subsequently used the funds for overseas trips for him and his wife after he left office. Prosecutors charged Schabarum with felony grand theft, tax evasion and perjury, but Schabarum took a plea bargain to plead guilty only on the tax evasion charges, receiving three years of probation.[7] Two years later, the charges were reduced to misdemeanors and the probation was terminated early.[8]
Schabarum died of natural causes on August 2, 2021, at the age of 92.[9]
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Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park, locally known as Schabarum Regional Park, is located inRowland Heights, eastern Los Angeles County, California.[11][12] It is in his former supervisorial district, and named after him. The regional park offers playgrounds, picnic areas, and horseback riding and trails in the surroundingPuente Hills.
Schabarum Regional Park is also known forume andsakura cherry blossoms. 500 ume trees were donated byKairaku-en inMito,Ibaraki,Japan when the two parks established a "sister-park" relationship in 1992.[13]
The Schabarum Trail Park is located nearWalnut, also in his former supervisorial district.[14]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Los Angeles County Supervisor First District 1972 - 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of Los Angeles County 1989 - 1990 1985 - 1986 1982 - 1983 1972 - 1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair Pro Tem of Los Angeles County 1988 - 1989 1984 - 1985 1980 - 1982 | Succeeded by |