Alan Short

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Alan Short
Verne W. Hoffman
Succeeded byWilliam E. Coombs
Personal details
Born(1920-02-22)February 22, 1920
Hastings College of Law
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Alan Short (February 22, 1920 – March 6, 2004) was an American politician. A third-generation Californian, He served in the

Hastings College of Law. He became Deputy District Attorney of San Joaquin County. Short was elected as a Democrat to the California State Senate in 1954, representing Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties, and served for 20 years.[1][2]

He is recognized nationally in the United States for his Community Mental Health Service Act (Short-Doyle Act) of 1957,[3] co-authored with Assemblyman Donald D. Doyle (February 6, 1915 – January 31, 2011)[4][5] and signed into law by Governor Goodwin Knight, and is well known for his legislation in the field of mental health and developmental disabilities. Short retired from the State Senate in 1974.

Senator Short served as chairman of the California Senate Select Committee on Laws Relating to Alcoholic Beverages from 1972 to 1974.[6]

He was married to Mary Short, an accomplished photographer, who founded the Alan Short Center (ASC) in Stockton in 1976.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JoinCalifornia - Alan Short".
  2. ^ Cooper, Audrey (2004-03-09). "Ex-state Senator Short dies". Retrieved 2013-09-13. (subscription required)
  3. PMID 13651957
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  4. ^ "Donald Doyle Obituary (2011) - San Francisco, CA - Contra Costa Times". Legacy.com.
  5. ^ "JoinCalifornia - Donald D. Doyle".
  6. The Bancroft Library
  7. ^ "DDSO Home Page". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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