John F. Shelley

CA Blue Book 1954

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-08-1938	Democratic	SD-14	126094	Win
11-03-1942	Democratic	SD-14	137823	Win
11-05-1946	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor	1137232	Loss
11-08-1949	Nonpartisan	CD-05	80612	Win
11-07-1950	Democratic	CD-05	117888	Win
11-04-1952	Democratic	CD-05	107542	Win
11-02-1954	Democratic	CD-05	86428	Win
11-06-1956	Democratic	CD-05	104358	Win
11-04-1958	Democratic	CD-05	99171	Win
11-08-1960	Democratic	CD-05	104507	Win
11-06-1962	Democratic	CD-05	64493	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: September 3, 1905 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Genevieve Giles
Children: Kevin and Joan-Marie [President of San Francisco Federation of Teachers (1985-1989) and United Educators of San Francisco (1989-1997)]
Military Service: USCG (WWII)
Died: September 1, 1974 in San Francisco, CA

1937-1949: President, San Francisco Labor Council
1940: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1944: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1947-1949: President, California American Federation of Labor
1948: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1952: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1956: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1960: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1964: Resigned from the United States House of Representatives on January 7.
1964-1968: Mayor, City of San Francisco
1969-1974: Lobbyist, City of San Francisco

• LEGISLATION: Author of the Shelley-Malone Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939 (establishing the CA Apprenticeship Council within the Department of Industrial Relations) 
   
• PLACENAME: John F. Shelley Drive is the main road through McLaren Park in San Francisco.

Source: California Blue Book (1946), (1954)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]