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'''Frank Duncan Riggs''' (September 5, 1950 – December 2023) was an American army veteran, former law enforcement officer, charter school executive, and politician from the states of [[California]] and [[Arizona]]. He served three terms in the [[United States House of Representatives | U.S. House of Representatives]] during the 1990s.
'''Frank Duncan Riggs''' (September 5, 1950 – December 20, 2023) was an American U.S. army veteran, law enforcement officer, charter school executive, and Republican politician from the states of [[California]] and [[Arizona]]. He served three terms in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] during the 1990s.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Frank Riggs was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] on September 5, 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDIR-1997-06-04/pdf/CDIR-1997-06-04-CA-H-1.pdf|title=CALIFORNIA 105th Congress|page=33|website=Gpo.gov|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1972 to 1975.<ref name="bioguide">{{CongBio|R000252|inline=1}}</ref>
Frank Riggs was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], on September 5, 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDIR-1997-06-04/pdf/CDIR-1997-06-04-CA-H-1.pdf|title=CALIFORNIA 105th Congress|page=33|website=Gpo.gov|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1972 to 1975.<ref name="bioguide">{{CongBio|R000252|inline=1}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
An Army veteran, having served as a Military Police officer, Riggs worked as a police officer and deputy sheriff in [[Santa Barbara, California]], and [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], respectively. He was a member of the [[Windsor Unified School District]] Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1988 and was a real estate executive and owner of his own development company for over 20 years.<ref name="bioguide"/>
An Army veteran, having served as a Military Police officer, Riggs worked as a police officer and deputy sheriff in [[Santa Barbara, California]], and [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma County]], respectively. He was a member of the [[Windsor Unified School District]] Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1988 and was a real estate executive and owner of his own development company for over 20 years.<ref name="bioguide"/>


In 1999, Riggs joined the board of the Charter Schools Development Corporation, and served with CSDC until 2012. During his service, CSDC went from being a start-up nonprofit to a national leader in financing and developing educational facilities for charter schools, reaching $125 million in assets, and procuring and leveraging private capital for facility acquisitions and improvements worth $680 million; representing over four million square feet of facilities for 235 charter schools in 25 states.
In 1999, Riggs joined the board of the Charter Schools Development Corporation, and served with CSDC until 2012. During his service, CSDC went from being a start-up nonprofit to a national leader in financing and developing educational facilities for [[charter schools]], reaching $125 million in assets, and procuring and leveraging private capital for facility acquisitions and improvements worth $680 million; representing over four million square feet of facilities for 235 charter schools in 25 states.


In 2001, he moved to Arizona.<ref name="sonoranewsgovernor">Linda Bentley, [http://www.sonorannews.com/archives/2014/140806/news-governor.html Field of six vying for governor in Republican Primary], ''[[Sonoran News]]'', August 06, 2014</ref> He served as CEO of ABS School Services of Phoenix, which provides financial accounting and business management services to approximately 200 school district charter, private, and federal grant schools. Riggs was also the founding board president for Arizona Connections Academy, a statewide on-line charter school. He has resided in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] for 14 years.
In 2001, he moved to Arizona.<ref name="sonoranewsgovernor">Linda Bentley, [http://www.sonorannews.com/archives/2014/140806/news-governor.html Field of six vying for governor in Republican Primary], ''[[Sonoran News]]'', August 06, 2014</ref> He served as CEO of ABS School Services of Phoenix, which provides financial accounting and business management services to approximately 200 school district charter, private, and federal grant schools. Riggs was also the founding board president for Arizona Connections Academy, a statewide on-line charter school. He resided in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] for 14 years.


===California Congressman===
===California Congressman===
Riggs was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] as a Republican in 1990 from California's 1st District, narrowly defeating four-term [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Douglas H. Bosco|Doug Bosco]]. He represented the area stretching from [[Napa County]] to the northern Pacific coast. He served in the 102nd, 104th, and 105th Congresses. During his service, he was on the House Appropriations Committee (including the Agriculture and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees), the House Transportation and Public Works Committee, and the House Banking and Financial Affairs Committee.
Riggs was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] as a Republican in 1990 from California's 1st District, narrowly defeating four-term [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Douglas H. Bosco|Doug Bosco]]. He represented the area stretching from [[Napa County]] to the northern Pacific coast. He served in the 102nd, 104th, and 105th Congresses. During his service, he was on the [[House Appropriations Committee]] (including the Agriculture and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees), the House Transportation and Public Works Committee, and the House Banking and Financial Affairs Committee.


Riggs also served on the House Education and Workforce Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families in the 105th Congress. In that capacity, he authored the Charter School Expansion Act (signed into law by President Bill Clinton in October, 1998) which provides federal start-up grants to newly formed charter schools to help defray their initial operating expenses. Most Arizona charter schools have received federal start-up grants as a result of Riggs' legislation.
Riggs also served on the House Education and Workforce Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families in the 105th Congress. In that capacity, he authored the Charter School Expansion Act (signed into law by P↑resident [[Bill Clinton]] in October, 1998) which provides federal start-up grants to newly formed charter schools to help defray their initial operating expenses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Nick |title=Frank Riggs, former CA congressman, AZ superintendent hopeful who touted charter schools, dies |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/2023/12/22/frank-riggs-obituary-helped-expand-arizona-charter-school-system/72011890007/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
Most Arizona charter schools have received federal start-up grants as a result of Riggs' legislation.


Riggs voted against the [[Gulf War]] resolution and, as a member of the [[Gang of Seven]], a group of freshman Republican congressmen, favored identifying publicly the congressmen who made overdrafts at the [[Congressional Post Office scandal|House Bank]]. He was defeated in 1992 by Democrat [[Daniel Hamburg|Dan Hamburg]] but won a rematch in 1994.
Riggs voted against the [[Gulf War]] resolution and, as a member of the [[Gang of Seven]], a group of freshman Republican congressmen, favored identifying publicly the congressmen who made overdrafts at the [[Congressional Post Office scandal|House Bank]]. He was defeated in 1992 by Democrat [[Daniel Hamburg|Dan Hamburg]] but won a rematch in 1994.


In 1996, he won re-election over Democrat [[Michela Alioto-Pier]].
In 1996, he won re-election over Democrat [[Michela Alioto-Pier]] by about four percentage points.<ref name="1996 election results">[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf 1996 election results]</ref>


===California U.S. Senate campaign===
===California U.S. Senate campaign===
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===Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign===
===Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign===
{{Main|2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}
{{Main|2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}
In the [[Arizona elections, 2018|2018]] Arizona Republican primary election, Riggs ran for state Superintendent of Public Instruction against college professor Dr. Bob Branch, incumbent [[Diane Douglas]], former Basis Charter Schools Director of Charter School Development Jonathan Gelbart and former public school teacher Tracy Livingston.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2017-04-18/republican-democrat-join-race-for-arizona-schools-chief |title=Republican, Democrat Join Race for Arizona Schools Chief |publisher=U.S. News |agency=Associated Press |access-date=April 18, 2017 |date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> A week after the election in which Riggs traded the lead with Dr. Branch several times, Riggs came out ahead by only 249 votes. However, he lost the race to Democrat [[Kathy Hoffman]] in the November 6, 2018, general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/09/05/riggs-wins-spi-republican-nomination-with-slim-margin-of-victory/|title=Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|work=[[Arizona Capitol Times]]|first=Katie|last=Campbell}}</ref>
In the [[Arizona elections, 2018|2018]] Arizona Republican primary election, Riggs ran for state Superintendent of Public Instruction against college professor Dr. Bob Branch, incumbent [[Diane Douglas]], former Basis Charter Schools Director of Charter School Development Jonathan Gelbart, and former public school teacher Tracy Livingston.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2017-04-18/republican-democrat-join-race-for-arizona-schools-chief |title=Republican, Democrat Join Race for Arizona Schools Chief |publisher=U.S. News |agency=Associated Press |access-date=April 18, 2017 |date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> A week after the election in which Riggs traded the lead with Dr. Branch several times, Riggs came out ahead by only 249 votes. However, he lost the race to Democrat [[Kathy Hoffman]] in the November 6, 2018, general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/09/05/riggs-wins-spi-republican-nomination-with-slim-margin-of-victory/|title=Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|work=[[Arizona Capitol Times]]|first=Katie|last=Campbell}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Riggs' death was announced on December 22, 2023 by [[The Arizona Republic]]. He was 73.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Nick |title=Frank Riggs, former CA congressman, AZ superintendent hopeful who touted charter schools, dies |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/2023/12/22/frank-riggs-obituary-helped-expand-arizona-charter-school-system/72011890007/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
Riggs died in Arizona on December 20, 2023, at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/frank-riggs-former-north-coast-congressman-dies-at-73/ |title=Frank Riggs, former North Coast congressman, dies at 73 |date=December 25, 2023 |last=Smith |first=Chris |work=[[The Press Democrat]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226141044/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/frank-riggs-former-north-coast-congressman-dies-at-73/ |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref>

== Congressional electoral history ==
{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1990 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf 1990 election results]</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Frank Riggs
| votes = 99,782
| percentage = 43.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = [[Douglas H. Bosco]] (Incumbent)
| votes = 96,468
| percentage = 41.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Darlene G. Comingore
| votes = 34,011
| percentage = 14.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 230,261
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1992 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1992election.pdf 1992 election results]</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = [[Dan Hamburg]]
| votes = 119,676
| percentage = 47.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Frank Riggs (Incumbent)
| votes = 113,266
| percentage = 45.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Peace and Freedom Party
| candidate = Phil Baldwin
| votes = 10,764
| percentage = 4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Matthew L. Howard
| votes = 7,500
| percentage = 3.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 251,206
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Democratic Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994election.pdf 1994 election results]</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Frank Riggs
| votes = 106,870
| percentage = 53.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = [[Dan Hamburg]] (Incumbent)
| votes = 93,717
| percentage = 46.7
}}
{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
| candidate = Chase ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]])
| votes = 86
| percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 200,673
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1996 United States House of Representatives elections]]<ref name="1996 election results">[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf 1996 election results]</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Frank Riggs (Incumbent)
| votes = 110,242
| percentage = 49.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = [[Michela Alioto-Pier|Michela Alioto]]
| votes = 96,522
| percentage = 43.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Emil Rossi
| votes = 15,354
| percentage = 6.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 222,118
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1998 California Republican primary{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Matt Fong]]
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 1,292,662
| percentage = 45.28%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Darrell Issa]]
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 1,142,567
| percentage = 40.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Frank Riggs
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 295,886
| percentage = 10.36%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = John M. Brown
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 48,941
| percentage = 1.71%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark Raus
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 45,480
| percentage = 1.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Linh Dao
| party = Republican Party (US)
| votes = 29,241
| percentage = 1.02%
}}
{{Election box total no party no change
| votes = 2,854,777
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}


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Frank Riggs
Riggs in 2018
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byDaniel Hamburg
Succeeded byMike Thompson
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byDouglas Bosco
Succeeded byDaniel Hamburg
Personal details
Born(1950-09-05)September 5, 1950
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2023(2023-12-20) (aged 73)
Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationGolden Gate University (BA)

Frank Duncan Riggs (September 5, 1950 – December 20, 2023) was an American U.S. army veteran, law enforcement officer, charter school executive, and Republican politician from the states of California and Arizona. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1990s.

Early life

Frank Riggs was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 5, 1950.[1] He served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1975.[2]

Career

An Army veteran, having served as a Military Police officer, Riggs worked as a police officer and deputy sheriff in Santa Barbara, California, and Sonoma County, respectively. He was a member of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1988 and was a real estate executive and owner of his own development company for over 20 years.[2]

In 1999, Riggs joined the board of the Charter Schools Development Corporation, and served with CSDC until 2012. During his service, CSDC went from being a start-up nonprofit to a national leader in financing and developing educational facilities for charter schools, reaching $125 million in assets, and procuring and leveraging private capital for facility acquisitions and improvements worth $680 million; representing over four million square feet of facilities for 235 charter schools in 25 states.

In 2001, he moved to Arizona.[3] He served as CEO of ABS School Services of Phoenix, which provides financial accounting and business management services to approximately 200 school district charter, private, and federal grant schools. Riggs was also the founding board president for Arizona Connections Academy, a statewide on-line charter school. He resided in Scottsdale, Arizona for 14 years.

California Congressman

Riggs was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 1990 from California's 1st District, narrowly defeating four-term Democrat Doug Bosco. He represented the area stretching from Napa County to the northern Pacific coast. He served in the 102nd, 104th, and 105th Congresses. During his service, he was on the House Appropriations Committee (including the Agriculture and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees), the House Transportation and Public Works Committee, and the House Banking and Financial Affairs Committee.

Riggs also served on the House Education and Workforce Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families in the 105th Congress. In that capacity, he authored the Charter School Expansion Act (signed into law by P↑resident Bill Clinton in October, 1998) which provides federal start-up grants to newly formed charter schools to help defray their initial operating expenses.[4] Most Arizona charter schools have received federal start-up grants as a result of Riggs' legislation.

Riggs voted against the Gulf War resolution and, as a member of the Gang of Seven, a group of freshman Republican congressmen, favored identifying publicly the congressmen who made overdrafts at the House Bank. He was defeated in 1992 by Democrat Dan Hamburg but won a rematch in 1994.

In 1996, he won re-election over Democrat Michela Alioto-Pier by about four percentage points.[5]

California U.S. Senate campaign

Main article: 1998 United States Senate election in California

In 1998, Riggs faced a potentially competitive contest against State Senator Mike Thompson, who was due to be termed out of his seat. Thompson's state senate district was virtually coextensive with the congressional district. Riggs decided not to run for re-election. Instead, he ran for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. A late entrant, he dropped out of the race before Election Day but still finished in fifth place (the fourth place Republican) in the state's open primary system. The nomination was won by State Treasurer Matt Fong, who went on to lose the general election to Barbara Boxer, seeking her second term in the Senate. Meanwhile, Thompson easily won the congressional race.

Arizona campaigns

Main article: 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election

In 2005, he explored a run for governor, as most Arizona Republicans were deciding not to challenge popular Governor Janet Napolitano for reelection the following year. However, he discovered that he had to be a five-year resident of Arizona in order to run for governor.[6]

In 2014, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Arizona, finishing last in the Republican primary with less than five percent of the vote.[3][7]

In 2016, Riggs created an exploratory candidacy for the Arizona Corporation Commission,[8] but ultimately did not run for the position.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign

Main article: 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election

In the 2018 Arizona Republican primary election, Riggs ran for state Superintendent of Public Instruction against college professor Dr. Bob Branch, incumbent Diane Douglas, former Basis Charter Schools Director of Charter School Development Jonathan Gelbart, and former public school teacher Tracy Livingston.[9] A week after the election in which Riggs traded the lead with Dr. Branch several times, Riggs came out ahead by only 249 votes. However, he lost the race to Democrat Kathy Hoffman in the November 6, 2018, general election.[10]

Death

Riggs died in Arizona on December 20, 2023, at the age of 73.[11]

Congressional electoral history

1990 United States House of Representatives elections[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Riggs 99,782 43.3
Democratic Douglas H. Bosco (Incumbent) 96,468 41.9
Peace and Freedom Darlene G. Comingore 34,011 14.8
Total votes 230,261 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic
1992 United States House of Representatives elections[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Hamburg 119,676 47.6
Republican Frank Riggs (Incumbent) 113,266 45.1
Peace and Freedom Phil Baldwin 10,764 4.3
Libertarian Matthew L. Howard 7,500 3.0
Total votes 251,206 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican
1994 United States House of Representatives elections[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Riggs 106,870 53.3
Democratic Dan Hamburg (Incumbent) 93,717 46.7
No party Chase (write-in) 86 0.0
Total votes 200,673 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic
1996 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Riggs (Incumbent) 110,242 49.7
Democratic Michela Alioto 96,522 43.4
Libertarian Emil Rossi 15,354 6.9
Total votes 222,118 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold
1998 California Republican primary[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Fong 1,292,662 45.28%
Republican Darrell Issa 1,142,567 40.02%
Republican Frank Riggs 295,886 10.36%
Republican John M. Brown 48,941 1.71%
Republican Mark Raus 45,480 1.59%
Republican Linh Dao 29,241 1.02%
Total votes 2,854,777 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "CALIFORNIA 105th Congress" (PDF). Gpo.gov. p. 33. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b United States Congress. "Frank Riggs (id: R000252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ^ a b Linda Bentley, Field of six vying for governor in Republican Primary, Sonoran News, August 06, 2014
  4. ^ Sullivan, Nick. "Frank Riggs, former CA congressman, AZ superintendent hopeful who touted charter schools, dies". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  5. ^ a b 1996 election results
  6. ^ "Former California congressman to run for Arizona governor - Rose Law Group Reporter". Roselawgroupreporter.com. January 23, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Fischer, Howard (January 23, 2014). "Former California congressman joins GOP race for AZ governor". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Frank Riggs Launches Exploratory Candidacy for Arizona Corporation Commissioner". January 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Republican, Democrat Join Race for Arizona Schools Chief". U.S. News. Associated Press. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Campbell, Katie (September 5, 2018). "Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Smith, Chris (December 25, 2023). "Frank Riggs, former North Coast congressman, dies at 73". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  12. ^ 1990 election results
  13. ^ 1992 election results
  14. ^ 1994 election results
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 1st congressional district
1991–1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 1st congressional district
1995–1999 		Succeeded by
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