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Paul A. Richie

Democratic

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-06-1934	Democratic	AD-79	13653	Win
11-03-1936	Democratic	AD-79	17241	Win
11-08-1938	Democratic	AD-79	20025	Win
11-05-1940	Democratic	AD-79	18362	Win
11-03-1942	Democratic	AD-79	12919	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: December 20, 1893 in Mondovi, Wisconsin
Died: February 7, 1973 in California

"Although politically a Democrat, he has always been an advocate of Socialism." - Source: 1942 Blue Book
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Richie was one of only three Assemblymembers who voted against the AB1xxxx (1940), which removed the ballot qualification of the Communist Party in California, and essentially killed the party.

Source: California Blue Book (1938), (1942)