Houston I. Flournoy
Republican
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-08-1960 | Republican | AD-49 | 58235 | Win |
11-06-1962 | Republican | AD-49 | 56116 | Win |
11-03-1964 | Republican | AD-49 | 67505 | Win |
11-08-1966 | Republican | Controller | 3186455 | Win |
11-03-1970 | Republican | Controller | 3784024 | Win |
11-05-1974 | Republican | Governor | 2952954 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Houston Irvine Flournoy
Born: October 7, 1929 in New York, New York
Married: Marjorie Westerkamp (in 1954)
Children: Jean Korinke, David Flournoy and Ann Day
Military Service: USAF (Korea)
Died: January 7, 2008 in California
Previous: Researcher, New Jersey State Legislature
Previous: Assistant, US Senator H. Alexander Smith [New Jersey]
1975-1993: Professor of Public Administration, University of Southern California
1993-1999: Governmental Affairs Advisor, University of Southern California
- Flournoy was the youngest member of the Assembly in 1960 at age 30.
- The State Senate adjourned in memory of Flournoy on February 14, 2008. Senator Tom McClintock's remarks included the following; "Hugh Flournoy truly was a remarkable and rare public servant who never lusted for political positions except as a means to a higher end. Though he was disdainful of politics in general and political office in particular, he cared very deeply about this state and its people."
Source: California Blue Book (1954), (1958), (1961), (1963), (1967)