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Carol Bentley

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1988 Republican AD-77 82428 Win
12-05-1989 Republican SD-39 59721 Loss
11-06-1990 Republican AD-77 54438 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Carol Bentley Ellis
Born: February 26, 1945 in California
Married: David Bentley (m. 1967, div. 1990), Jim Ellis (m. 1997, d. 2017)
Died: December 13, 2021 in San Diego, CA

Previous: Staff, State Senator Jack Schrade
1978-1988: Chief of Staff, State Senator Jim Ellis
1993-2005: Member, California Board of Prison Terms

Source: California Legislature Handbook (1989)