Marian Bergeson
Marian Bergeson | |
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35th (1992–1995) | |
Member of the California State Assembly | |
In office December 4, 1978 – November 30, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Ronald Cordova (74th) John Lewis (70th) |
Succeeded by | Robert C. Frazee (74th) Gil Ferguson (70th) |
Constituency | 74th (1978–1982) 70th (1982–1984) |
Personal details | |
Born | Salt Lake City, Utah | August 31, 1925
Died | July 6, 2016 Newport Beach, California | (aged 90)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Garth Bergeson (m. 1950) |
Children | Nancy, Garth Jr., Julie, James |
Marian C. Bergeson (August 31, 1925 – July 6, 2016) was an American
Early life and family
Born in
Bergeson was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]
Political career
Elected to the
Bergeson made history in 1984 by becoming the first woman to have won election as both a California State Assemblymember and State Senator after she won 74% of the vote to be elected as California State Senator for the 37th Senate District. Bergeson was re-elected in 1988 with 71% of the vote in a three-way race.
In 1990, Bergeson ran for Lieutenant Governor of California. The winner of the 1990 election for Lieutenant Governor was poised to make history, as Bergeson would have been the first woman to be Lieutenant Governor while incumbent Leo T. McCarthy would have been the first Lieutenant Governor to win a third term. Bergeson was unable to unseat the incumbent McCarthy, losing by a margin of 51%-42%.
Bergeson was elected to her third term as a State Senator in 1992, winning 62.2% of the vote in a three-way race in her district after it was partially redrawn and renumbered the 35th District in the 1990s redistricting.
In 1994, Bergeson won more than 98% of the vote to win the election as an Orange County Supervisor, representing the 5th District.
Bergeson resigned from her supervisorial seat in 1996 when she was appointed by
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Bergeson to a four-year term on the California Transportation Commission in 2004 and reappointed her for a second term in 2008.
Bergeson died at the age of 90 due to complications from surgery for pancreatic cancer at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California.[3][4][5]
Controversy
The Marian Bergeson Series, named after Marian Bergeson [6] has been a source of controversy for its lack of diversity, and inclusion and for its promotion of leaders who have expressed anti-Semitic, anti-black sentiments, including Gracie Van Der Mark.[7][8] Gracie Van Der Mark was twice removed from a Huntington Beach School Board for making racist references.[9] Marian Bergeson Series has graduated other questionable alumni, including Deborah Pauly, a former Villa Park Councilwoman, accused of making Islamophobic comments at a rally in 2011.[10][11]
References
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- ^ Dodero, Tony (2001-02-24). "Local LDS Politician Named 'Newsmaker of the Decade'". Mormons Today. Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- Orange County Register. Archivedfrom the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ Chan, Alex (July 6, 2016). "Newport's Marian Bergeson, first woman to serve in both Senate and Assembly, dies". Daily Pilot/Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- Sacramento Bee. Archivedfrom the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "The Bergeson Series". The Bergeson Series. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." orangecounty.adl.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "HB Finance Commissioner Called Blacks "Colored People" Online, Denies Antisemitism – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ Vega, Priscella (2018-05-08). "Huntington Beach woman removed from 2 school district panels over alleged 'colored people' comment denies racism claims". Daily Pilot. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ Hate Comes to Orange County, CAIR-LA, archived from the original on 2023-01-18, retrieved 2023-01-18
- ^ Santa Cruz, Nicole (2012-05-24). "Controversial O.C. politician loses local GOP leadership post". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-18.