Richard H. Lehman
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Richard H. Lehman | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Bill Thomas |
Succeeded by | George Radanovich |
Constituency | 18th district (1983–1993) 19th district (1993–1995) |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 31st district | |
In office December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1982 | |
Preceded by | Ernest N. Mobley |
Succeeded by | Bruce Bronzan |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Henry Lehman July 20, 1948 Fresno, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Virginia Lehman |
Richard Henry "Rick" Lehman (born July 20, 1948) is a former six-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1983 to 1995; he was previously a member of the California State Assembly.
Life and career
Lehman was born in Fresno, California. He grew up on his family's farm near Sanger and attended local public schools. He attended Fresno City College before transferring to the University of California at Santa Cruz from which he earned his degree. He was student body president at Fresno City College in 1968. In that year he served as Fresno County Co-Chairman of Robert F. Kennedy's California presidential campaign and he was an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.[citation needed]
Political career
In 1969 he joined the staff of California State Senator
Lehman was known in Congress for his passionate commitments to important causes such as environmental protection, water policy, and consumer protection. He was able to strike delicate balances on many of these issues, a particularly important skill given the increasingly conservative nature of his
He served on the Banking Finance and Urban Affairs Committee where he chaired the Consumer Affairs and Coinage sub-committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee where he chaired the Mining and Mineral Affairs subcommittee. He served 12 years on the water and Power subcommittee and received the distinguished service award from the National Water REsources Association in 1990. An avid outdoorsman, he frequented the Sierra back country and successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Kenya in 1991.[citation needed]
Lehman's district was made considerably more Republican after the 1990s' round of redistricting. It was renumbered the 19th District, and pushed further to the north and east, incorporating some more rural territory in the
After Congress
Lehman is currently a partner for the Sacramento-based lobbying firm Lehman Levi Pappas & Sadler. He also serves as a member of the board of the National Parks Trusts, the Mono Lakes Committee, the National council for the Traditional Arts and is on the board of directors of Premier Valley Bank in Fresno.
External links
- United States Congress. "Richard H. Lehman (id: L000225)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN