Pete McCloskey
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-12-1967 | Republican | CD-11 | 66385 | Win |
| 11-05-1968 | Republican | CD-11 | 166252 | Win |
| 11-03-1970 | Republican | CD-11 | 39188 | Win |
| 11-07-1972 | Republican | CD-17 | 110988 | Win |
| 11-05-1974 | Republican | CD-12 | 103692 | Win |
| 11-02-1976 | Republican | CD-12 | 130332 | Win |
| 11-07-1978 | Republican | CD-12 | 116982 | Win |
| 11-04-1980 | Republican | CD-12 | 143817 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Paul Norton McCloskey, Jr.
Born: September 29, 1927 in Loma Linda, CA
Married: Caroline, Helen
Children: Nancy, Peter, John, and Kathleen
Military Service: USN, USMC (Korea)
Died: May 8, 2024 in Winters, CA
1953-1954: Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County
1966: Peninsula Chairman, Spencer Williams for Attorney General
1970: Bay Area Co-Chair, Wilson Riles for CA State School Superintendent
1970: Co-Chair of the first Earth Day
1972: Primary Candidate for US President (Lost)
1982: [Republican] Primary Candidate for US Senator (Lost; 25.5%)
Previous: Chairman, California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy
2006: Primary Candidate for CD-11 (Lost; 32%)
2007: Changed party affiliation to the Democratic Party
2008: Proponent, Proposition 7 [Renewable Energy Generation] (Failed; 35.5%)
- LEGISLATION: McCloskey was the Co-Author of the 1973 Endangered Species Act
- PLACENAME: The Life-Mark Group has donated 100 acres to be designated the Pete McCloskey Open-Space Preserve.
- APPLE: McCloskey's 1982 run for Senate was the only Republican campaign that Apple founder Steve Jobs ever contributed to.
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]