J. Eugene McAteer
J. Eugene McAteer | |
|---|---|
14th district | |
| In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Robert I. McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Clark L. Bradley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1916 San Francisco, California, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Frances |
| Children | 3 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
J. Eugene McAteer (February 28, 1916 – May 26, 1967) was a San Francisco Supervisor (1953–1958) and a California State Senator (1959–1967).[1] He coauthored legislation to start the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.[2] The commission's first director, Joseph Bodovitz, said, "What people tend to forget now is how unusual it was to have anybody of McAteer's stature interested in an environmental issue in the sixties."[3]
In 1967, McAteer, a Democrat, announced his intent to run for Mayor of San Francisco in the November election, opposing the Democratic incumbent
Joseph L. Alioto
, then working on the McAteer campaign, entered the race and subsequently won that fall's election, eventually serving two terms in the office of Mayor.
References
- ^ "Gene McAteer". JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California.
- ^ Carlsson, Chris. "Saving San Francisco Bay". FoundSF.
- ^ Chall, Malca (1986). The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, 1964-1973: Interviews with Joseph E. Bodovitz, Melvin B. Lane, and E. Clement Shute, Jr. Berkeley: Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, University of California. p. 6.
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