George House (California politician)
George R. House Jr. | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 25th district | |
In office December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Snyder |
Succeeded by | Dave Cogdill |
Personal details | |
Born | Indianola, Oklahoma | November 20, 1929
Died | July 14, 2016 Modesto, California | (aged 86)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Edna |
Children | 5 |
George Rolland House II (November 20, 1929 – July 14, 2016) was a
Pre-Assembly career
Prior to serving in the Assembly, House was an almond farmer from
1992 election
House ran for the newly created 25th Assembly district in 1992; however, he lost the primary to
1994 election
House ran for Assembly again in 1994. Although initially considered a weak candidate, he defeated
The 25th District
When House represented the seat from 1994 until 2000, it included half of Stanislaus County, all of
Proposition 34
House was a major opponent of Proposition 34 in 2000 which stated that 34% of the total annual state lottery revenues shall be allocated to benefit public education. However, it passed with 53% of the vote.[4]
2002 Congressional Election
House put a bid in for California's 18th Congressional District in 2002 in order to face troubled incumbent
Electoral history
Year | Office | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
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1992 | California State Assembly District 25 |
Mike Kirros 16% Patrick O'Rourke 13% Margaret Snyder 59% |
78,251 | 51.5% | George House 11% Barbara Keating-Edh 43% Bill Mattos 23% Norman Tergeson 16% |
73,805 | 48.5% | |||
1994 | California State Assembly District 25 |
Margaret Snyder | 52,962 | 43% | George House | 66,910 | 54.3% | |||
1996 | California State Assembly District 37 |
Ed Elliott | 54,033 | 38.3% | George House | 82,558 | 58.5% | |||
1998 | California State Assembly District 37 |
Wesley Firch | 42,935 | 35.1% | George House |
75,775 | 61.9% | |||
2002 | U.S. House of Representatives District 18 |
Dennis Cardoza 53.1% Gary Condit* 38.7% |
53,621 | 51% | George House 12.8% Dick Monteith 48.9% |
45,960 | 43.7% |
References
- ^ "Former lawmaker, Hughson farmer House dies". Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "George Rolland House". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 4 June 1992.
- ^ a b Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "George House, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
2. Lavender-Smith, Sarah. "House Calls 'Em as He Sees 'Em", Modesto Bee, 12 December 1994, Page A-1