Dick Mountjoy
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Dick Mountjoy | |
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29th district | |
In office December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Frank Hill |
Succeeded by | Bob Margett |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 59th district | |
In office December 7, 1992 – January 23, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Xavier Becerra |
Succeeded by | Bob Margett |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 42nd district | |
In office December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1992 | |
Preceded by | William H. Ivers |
Succeeded by | Burt M. Margolin |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 61st district | |
In office December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1982 | |
Preceded by | Bud Collier |
Succeeded by | Bill Leonard |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | January 13, 1932
Died | May 18, 2015 Monrovia, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Earline Winnett
(m. 1952; died 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Battles/wars | Korean War |
Richard Lee Mountjoy (January 13, 1932 – May 18, 2015) was an American Republican politician from Monrovia, California.[1] He served in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1994, and the California State Senate from 1994 to 2000. He was also the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006.
Early and personal life
Mountjoy was born in
Mountjoy was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was married to Earline Winnett until her death in 2009. He had two sons, Michael and Dennis Lee, and one daughter, Judy. Dennis was a member of the California State Assembly, having represented his father's old district from 2000 to 2006.
Political career
Mountjoy served as the mayor of
Mountjoy ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006; he won the Republican nomination by default, as no other major Republican candidate had filed. On September 22, 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that a statement in his website's biography, that he served in the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri, was incorrect; ship records later confirmed that he actually served aboard the USS Bremerton. Mountjoy said, "I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn’t come from me." However, Feinstein's campaign opined that the error raised enough doubts about Mountjoy's credibility that Mountjoy was "not qualified to serve the people of California."[4] He was defeated by incumbent Dianne Feinstein by a wide margin, 59% to 35%, in the general election held on November 7, 2006.
He died on May 18, 2015, aged 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times (19 May 2015). "Richard Mountjoy, GOP legislator and key Prop. 187 backer, dies at 83". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Richard "Dick" Mountjoy, Previous Candidate for United States Senate, California". vote-ca.org.
- ^ "Statement of Vote: Primary Election, June 2, 1998" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Senate candidate admits wrong info on bio". NBC News.