| John Seymour (California politician) | |
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| United States Senator from California | |
In office January 7, 1991 – November 3, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Pete Wilson |
| Preceded by | Pete Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Member of the California Senate | |
In office 1982–1991 | |
| 39th Mayor of Anaheim | |
In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Thom |
| Succeeded by | Don Roth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Seymour Jr. December 3, 1937 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Seymour |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |  United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1955-1959 |
John Francis Seymour Jr.[1][2] (born December 3, 1937) is a retired American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed to continue Pete Wilson's term but lost the special election to finish it to Democratic candidate and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein.[3] He is the most recent member of the Republican Party to serve as a U.S. Senator from California. Seymour is also the most recent U.S. Senator from Southern California, as Feinstein, Alan Cranston, Barbara Boxer and Kamala Harris are all from the Bay Area.
Life and career[]
Born in Chicago, Seymour attended public schools in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959 and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1962. Seymour was the President of the California Association of Realtors from 1978 to 1982, and worked in the real estate business from 1962 to 1981.
Seymour served Anaheim as a member of its city council from 1974 to 1978, as the 39th Mayor of Anaheim from 1978 to 1982, and as a State Senator from 1982 to 1991. In the California Senate, he voted to ban assault weapons, to outlaw discrimination against people with AIDS, and to increase spending for social programs including education and mental health benefits.[4] As Mayor of Anaheim, Seymour was instrumental in recruiting the Los Angeles Rams to move to Anaheim Stadium.[5]
In 1991, Seymour was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Pete Wilson to serve in the seat Wilson had vacated to become governor. Seymour's appointment lasted until the 1992 special election to select a replacement who would serve until the normal expiration of Wilson's term in 1995. Former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein defeated Seymour in the special election.
After his Senate term, Seymour served as director of the California Housing Finance Agency for two years,[6] and later served as CEO of the nonprofit Southern California Housing Development Corporation and on the boards of directors of several housing-related companies including IndyMac Bank, Orange Coast Title Insurance, Los Angeles Federal Savings Bank, and Irvine Apartment Communities.[7] Seymour currently lives in La Quinta, California.
References[]
- John Seymour (California politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-03-31
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1152101&privcapId=6762113
- ↑ Decker, Cathleen (May 26, 1991). "Seymour's Overdrive for Success". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-05-26/news/mn-3805_1_pete-wilson. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ "States in the Senate - California's United States Senators". https://www.senate.gov/states/CA/senators.htm#note2. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ↑ New Senator from California is named, The New York Times, 1991/01/03.
- ↑ Bailey, Eric (October 4, 1993). "Ex-Senator Has Gained New Agenda: Profile: John Seymour is enjoying his role as housing agency's executive director.". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-04/local/me-42137_1_john-seymour. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016171927/http://octitle.com/seymour.asp. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ↑ "IndyMac Announces the Appointment of Senator John Seymour -Ret.- to the Board of Directors of IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.". http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040507005566/en/IndyMac-Announces-Appointment-Senator-John-Seymour--Ret.-. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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| 102nd | Senate: A. Cranston • P. Wilson • J. Seymour • D. Feinstein |
House: D. Edwards • E. Roybal • G. Brown Jr. • G. Anderson • R. Dellums • C. Moorhead • P. Stark • B. Lagomarsino • Ge. Miller • N. Mineta • H. Waxman • A. Beilenson • L. Panetta • B. Dannemeyer • J. Dixon • V. Fazio • J. Lewis • B. Matsui • B. Thomas • B. Dornan • D. Dreier • M. Dymally • D. Hunter • T. Lantos • B. Lowery • M. Martinez • H. Berman • B. Boxer • R. Lehman • M. Levine • A. McCandless • R. Packard • E. Torres • E. Gallegly • W. Herger • N. Pelosi • T. Campbell • C. Cox • D. Rohrabacher • G. Condit • D. Cunningham • C. Dooley • J. Doolittle • F. Riggs • M. Waters |
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