Gordon H. Winton Jr.
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-06-1956 | Democratic | AD-31 | 25739 | Win |
| 11-04-1958 | Democratic | AD-31 | 27889 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Democratic | AD-31 | 25163 | Win |
| 11-06-1962 | Democratic | AD-31 | 32950 | Win |
| 11-03-1964 | Democratic | AD-31 | 39937 | Win |
| 11-08-1966 | Democratic | AD-31 | 33461 | Loss |
| Website: | archives.cdn.sos.ca.gov/oral-history/pdf/winton.pdf |
Candidate Biography:
Gordon Harvey Winton, Jr.
Born: August 21, 1913 in Merced, CA
Married: Agnes Mattson (m. 1938)
Children: Douglas Kent and Salli-Sue
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: March 3, 1997 in Merced, CA
1951-1955: Member, Merced City Board of Education
1953-1954: California State Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars
1954: Primary Candidate for SD-24 (Lost)
1961: Candidate for Assembly Speaker (Lost; 13 to 57)
- LEGISLATION: Author of AB 1510 (Chapter 2038, Stats of 1961) which created the Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy with Assemblymen Milton Marks, Jack Beaver, Nicholas Petris, and Glenn E. Coolidge. The Commission is today known as the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission.
- "His great-grandfather came across the plains in '49, and his great-grandmother came around the horn in 1856."
- WWII: As a reserve ensign, Winton served a year doing anti-submarine patrols. He then volunteered for Lighter Than Air duty, received his pilot wings, and was assigned to Blimp Squadron 14 patrolling the Straights of Gibraltar from a base in French Morocco.
Source: California Blue Book (1958), (1961)
Source: Gordon H. Winton, Jr., Oral History Interview, 1987, Conducted by Enid H. Douglass, Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, for the California State Archives State Government Oral History Program.
Source: Members of the California Legislature and Other State Officials by the California Teamsters Legislative Council (1957 ed.)