William F. Stanton

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-06-1962	Democratic	AD-25	30908	Win
11-03-1964	Democratic	AD-25	48393	Win
11-08-1966	Democratic	AD-25	38321	Loss

Candidate Biography:

William Fitzgerald Stanton, Jr.
Born: February 7, 1923 in Washington, DC
Married: Patricia White (m. 1954, div. 1972)
Children: Brenton
Military Service: ARMY (WWII, Occupation of Japan)
Died: September 10, 2024 in Palo Alto, CA

1955-1959: Professor, UCLA
1962: Professor, Arizona State College
1959-1963: Professor, San Jose State
1969-1970: Professor, San Francisco State
1971-1973: Professor, Sorbonne at University of Paris
1974-1975: Professor, Free University of Berlin

• In 1965, Stanton was the target of two attempted recalls led by Jerome J. Ducote and Frederick S. Reinheimer. The recalls failed to qualify for the ballot.
• Stanton was the California state legislator with the second longest life (101.6 years) behind only Willard M. Huyck. He lived 30 years before starting his service in the Assembly and nearly 58 after leaving office.
• Burglary: In the mid-1960s, Stanton's home was broken into by former Deputy Sheriff Jerry Ducote. Ducote, who confessed to the break-in, also admitted to burglaries at the offices of the United Farm Workers, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the People's World newspaper, and the home and offices of Saul Alinsky. Ducote claimed in a statement that the break-ins occured after he had met with a CIA agent in Washington, and with Congressman Charles Gubser. (Source: NY Times)
• QUOTABLE: "If re-elected, I promise to continue to work for a more humane society, one in which our tremendous production potential is put to work for all our people. I am convinced that we possess enough material and human resources to provide both physical comfort and cultural enrichment for all Americans." (Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer)

Source: California Blue Book (1963)
Source: CalPERS Pension (2014-2022)
Source: State Bar of California - Attorney Profile for William F. Stanton Jr #26642 (accessed 11/4/2023)
Source: "Democrat Stanton" Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer (5/28/1964, p. 11)
Source: "FARM UNION FOES LINKED TO THEFTS", New York Times (12/28/1975)