Jose M. Covarrubias
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-01-1849 | Nonpartisan | Delegate | 0 | Win |
| 11-13-1849 | Nonpartisan | AD-Santa Barbara | 0 | Win |
| 10-07-1850 | Democratic | AD-03 | 0 | Win |
| 09-03-1851 | Democratic | AD-03 | 0 | Win |
| 11-02-1852 | Democratic | AD-03 | 0 | Win |
| 09-06-1854 | Democratic | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| 09-05-1855 | Democratic | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| 11-04-1856 | Democratic | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| 09-07-1859 | Democratic | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| 11-06-1860 | Douglas Democratic | AD-02 | 0 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/182130428/jose_maria-covarrubias |
Candidate Biography:
José María Covarrubias
Born: 1809 in France
Married: María Carrillo
Children: Nicolas Antonio, Onesemio Miguel, Maria Dolores Delfina, Amelia, Camilo Juan Pedro, Maria Luisa Clara, Pasculina, George Washington
Military Service: Militia
Died: April 1, 1871 in Santa Barbara, CA
Previous: French Consul to Mexico
1844: Alcalde, City of Santa Barbara
1849: Delegate, First California Constitutional Convention (representing San Luis Obispo District)*
1850: Resigned from the State Assembly on April 26.
1852: Resigned from the State Assembly on November 6.
1861-1863: Justice, Santa Barbara County Court
- Covarrubias was elected to the Constitutional Convention from two districts; Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.
- Covarrubias owned Santa Catalina Island from 1850 to 1853.
- The Covarrubias Adobe is one of the oldest houses in Santa Barbara, built in 1817, and has been designated as a California Historical Landmark. It is today owned by the Santa Barbara Historical Society.
- Be Fruitful and Multiply: Covarrubias had eight children.
- High Rank: Brigadier General (California State Militia)
- LEGISLATION: Author of the bill to incorporate the City of Santa Barbara. (1850)
- LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Covarrubias was the first Assemblymember to serve a third term. He was also the first Assemblymember to serve a fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth term.
- Covarrubias was the only person to resign from the State Assembly twice. The only person to resign from the Senate twice was James W. Mandeville.
- UNACKNOWLEDGED LATINO: This elected official was excluded from the list of "Previous Latino Members of the Legislature" by the Latino Legislative Caucus [accessed 6/1/2011]. This list was later corrected by renaming it "California Latino Legislative Caucus Former Members" [as of 2/16/2014].
Source: California Blue Book (1924)
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis
Source: Governmental Roster, 1889. State and County Governments of California by W. C. Hendricks