Dan McCorquodale
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Dan McCorquodale is an American
politician from Newton, Texas
, a former California State Senator, and a member of the Democratic Party
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County Supervisor, winning election in 1972 and being reelected in 1976 and 1980.
based 12th district in the California State Senate
, narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Dan O'Keefe
.
County Supervisor Tom Legan. Although he won easy reelection in 1990, McCorquodale lost his seat in 1994 to Dick Monteith
a conservative Republican
businessman. The fact that his senate district had been shifted from his home base of San Jose into the more conservative Central Valley after reapportionment proved too much of a burden for McCorquodale. And the huge gains the GOP enjoyed that year eventually did him in.
United States
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politician from Newton, Texas
Newton, Texas
Newton is a city in Newton County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,459 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Newton County.-History:...
, a former California State Senator, and a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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Early career
McCorquodale served as a Santa ClaraSanta Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
County Supervisor, winning election in 1972 and being reelected in 1976 and 1980.
State Senate
In 1982 McCorquodale was elected to the San JoseSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
based 12th district in the California State Senate
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
, narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Dan O'Keefe
Dan O'Keefe (politician)
Dan O'Keefe is a former member of the California State Senate and the Cupertino City Council. He was first elected to the state Senate in a 1980 special election, and was defeated for re-election in 1982. He was also the unsuccessful 1978 Republican nominee for Congress from California's 13th...
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Defeat
In 1986, he won a difficult reelection against Santa ClaraSanta Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
County Supervisor Tom Legan. Although he won easy reelection in 1990, McCorquodale lost his seat in 1994 to Dick Monteith
Dick Monteith
Richard J. "Dick" Monteith is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party.-State Senate:...
a conservative Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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businessman. The fact that his senate district had been shifted from his home base of San Jose into the more conservative Central Valley after reapportionment proved too much of a burden for McCorquodale. And the huge gains the GOP enjoyed that year eventually did him in.