Helen Gahagan Douglas

CA Blue Book (1950)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-07-1944	Democratic	CD-14	65729	Win
11-05-1946	Democratic	CD-14	53536	Win
11-02-1948	Democratic	CD-14	89581	Win
11-07-1950	Democratic	Senate3	1502507	Loss
11-04-1952	Write-in	Senate1	11812	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: November 25, 1900 in Boonton, New Jersey
Married: Melvyn Douglas (in 1931)
Child: Illeana Douglas (actress) was her step-granddaughter
Died: June 28, 1980 in New York, New York

1940-1944: DNC Committeewoman [CA], Democratic National Committee
1942-1943: Member, California Housing and Planning Association Board of Governors
1964: Special Ambassador, US Delegation to Inauguration Ceremonies of President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia

• Silver Screen: Douglas was an actress who appeared in 1 movie.
• This individual has a Hollywood Star.

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]