Ronald B. Cameron
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Ronald B. Cameron | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 25th district | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | |
Preceded by | John H. Rousselot |
Succeeded by | Charles E. Wiggins |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 50th district | |
In office January 5, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | |
Preceded by | Thomas M. Erwin |
Succeeded by | Phil Soto |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronald Brooks Cameron August 16, 1927 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 2006 Whittier, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Western Reserve Academy Case Western Reserve University University of California, Los Angeles |
Ronald Brooks Cameron (August 16, 1927 – February 1, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1963 to 1967.
Early life and education
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cameron graduated from Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, 1945. He attended
Career
Cameron became a certified public accountant in 1954. He served as member of the California State Assembly from 1958 to 1962, and was delegate to the 1960 and 1964 Democratic National Conventions.
Congress
Cameron was elected as a Democrat to the eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967). He was defeated for reelection to the ninetieth Congress in 1966.
Later career and death
He resumed practice as an accountant and attorney. In 1970, he was the Democratic nominee for California state comptroller.
He died on February 1, 2006, in Whittier, California.
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic
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Ronald B. Cameron | 62,371 | 53.6 | |||
Republican
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John H. Rousselot (Incumbent) | 53,961 | 46.4 | |||
Total votes | 116,332 | 100.0 | ||||
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Republican
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Ronald B. Cameron (Incumbent) | 81,320 | 55.4 | |
Republican
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Frank J. Walton | 65,344 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 146,664 | 100.0 | ||
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Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican
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Charles E. Wiggins | 70,154 | 52.6 | |||
Democratic
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Ronald B. Cameron (Incumbent) | 63,345 | 47.4 | |||
Total votes | 133,499 | |||||
Democratic
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References
- ^ "1962 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "1964 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "1966 election results" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- United States Congress. "Ronald B. Cameron (id: C000067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress