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Douglas Bosco
Member of theCalifornia Industrial Welfare Commission
In office January 28, 2000 – July 2004
Governor	Gray Davis Arnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded by	Joseph J. McCarthy
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's1st district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Donald H. Clausen (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Frank D. Riggs
Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the2nd district
In office December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982
Preceded by	Barry Keene
Succeeded by	Dan Hauser
Personal details
Born	Douglas Harry Bosco (1946-07-28)July 28, 1946 (age 78) Brooklyn,New York, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gayle Guynup
Residence	Santa Rosa, California
Education	Willamette University (BA, JD)
Occupation	Attorney newspaper owner

Douglas Harry Bosco (born July 28, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper owner fromCalifornia. He is a formerU.S. Representative, serving four terms as aDemocrat from 1983 to 1991.

Born inBrooklyn,New York, Bosco attended Fremont High School inSunnyvale, California. He graduated from the Capitol Page School inWashington, D.C. in 1963, received a B.A. fromWillamette University in 1968 and aJ.D. from theWillamette University College of Law in 1971. Bosco was admitted to the California bar in 1971 and commenced practice inSan Rafael. He served as director of the California Department of Human Relations in 1973, and became executive director of theMarin County (California) Housing Authority in 1974.

Bosco was elected to theCalifornia State Assembly in 1978 and was re-elected in 1980. In 1979 he wrote, with then-governorJerry Brown, the Renewable Resources Investment Act, which set up a state fund to protect fisheries, forests, urban forests and the coastline.^[1][2] He served as a delegate to the1980 Democratic National Convention and to the California Democratic State Convention in 1982.

In 1982 Bosco won the Democratic nomination forCalifornia's 1st congressional district, which had been renumbered from the 2nd District after redistricting. Then, in a major upset, he defeated 20-yearRepublican incumbentDonald H. Clausen by just over two points. In Congress Bosco, an advocate of fishery and natural resource conservation, authored the California Wilderness Act and the Smith River National Recreation Area Act.^[3][4] In 1989, along withBarbara Boxer andNancy Pelosi, Bosco co-authored legislation to preserve the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, protecting the coast of northern California from offshore oil drilling.^[5][6][7][8]

Bosco went on to serve four terms in the House, but lost in 1990 by 42%-43% (with 15% to aPeace and Freedom Party candidate) to RepublicanFrank D. Riggs, who in turn was defeated for re-election in 1992 by DemocratDaniel E. Hamburg. In 1994, Bosco attempted a comeback to his congressional seat by challenging Hamburg in the primary, but lost by 38%-62%.^[9] Hamburg went on to lose the general election to Riggs in a rematch, 47%-53%.^[10]

Bosco continues to be influential in state and local politics. He serves as chairman of the California State Coastal Conservancy, preserving public access to California's coastline.^[11]

In 2012, Bosco became a part-owner of the local newspaper inSanta Rosa, California,The Press Democrat.^[12] Formerly a resident ofOccidental, California, Bosco currently resides with his family in Santa Rosa.

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