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W. A. Doran

Republican

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-07-1916	Republican	AD-80	6166	Win
11-05-1918	Republican	AD-80	5451	Win
11-02-1920	Independent	AD-80	2172	Loss
11-07-1922	Independent	SD-40	13491	Loss

Website:	www.findagrave.com/memorial/9252354/william-a_-doran

Candidate Biography:

William A. Doran
Born: April 6, 1856 in Ohio
Married: Madison
Died: December 10, 1927 in San Diego, CA

Supreme Court Decision: In May 1931, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a law authored by W. A. Doran, AB 131 (1919), was unconstitutional. The law, which prohibited public display of a red flag, was found to violate the Fourteenth Amendment. (Stromberg v. California, 283 U.S. 359)