B. F. Sisk
B. F. Sisk | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 15th district | |
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Allan O. Hunter |
Succeeded by | Tony Coelho |
Constituency | 12th district (1955–1963) 16th district (1963–1975) 15th district (1975–1979) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bernice Frederic Sisk December 14, 1910 Abilene Christian College |
Bernice Frederic Sisk (December 14, 1910 – October 25, 1995) was an American politician who served as a
Life and career
Sisk was born in 1910 in Montague, Texas, the son of Lavina (Thomas) and Arthur Lee Sisk.[1]
Congress
He was elected to the House in 1954, representing a district that included
He was a long-time member of the
Sisk was also a major political force in the United States Congress for the creation of the Central Valley Project that eventually developed into a $37 billion water system that continues to serve California's 400-mile-long Central Valley.[3][5]
Sisk retired from Congress in 1978. He was succeeded by his former chief of staff, Tony Coelho.
Affiliations
B. F. Sisk was a member of the Palm Avenue Church of Christ in Fresno.
Death
Sisk died on October 25, 1995.[6]
Electoral history
References
- ISBN 9780837909165.
- ISBN 978-0-19-516195-3.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Farmworkers in Rural America, 1971-1972: Part 3B, Land Ownership, Use, and Distribution. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Migratory Labor of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, 92d Congress, 1st and 2d Sessions, January 12, 1972, Fresno, Calif (Report). 1972-01-12.
- S2CID 128616441.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1995-10-28). "B.F. Sisk; Central Valley Ex-Congressman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ a b c "Sisk, Bernice F.", OurCampaigns, retrieved August 13, 2022
External links
- United States Congress. "B. F. Sisk (id: S000454)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.