Carlos Bee
Democratic
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-02-1954 | Democratic | AD-13 | 45402 | Win |
11-06-1956 | Democratic | AD-13 | 86256 | Win |
11-04-1958 | Democratic | AD-13 | 91025 | Win |
11-08-1960 | Democratic | AD-13 | 101917 | Win |
11-06-1962 | Democratic | AD-13 | 58262 | Win |
11-03-1964 | Democratic | AD-13 | 62345 | Win |
11-08-1966 | Democratic | AD-13 | 55979 | Win |
11-05-1968 | Democratic | AD-13 | 75972 | Win |
11-03-1970 | Democratic | AD-13 | 70480 | Win |
11-07-1972 | Democratic | AD-13 | 95626 | Win |
11-05-1974 | Democratic | AD-15 | 39232 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: May 5, 1917 in Berkeley, CA
Married: Jean Anderson (in 1946)
Children: Diane Elizabeth, Rita Cecelia, Carla Jean, Lorie Marie, and Allan Carlos Bee
Family: Great-grandson of Hamilton P. Bee (Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1855-56)
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died (in office): November 29, 1974 in San Antonio, Texas
1948-1954: Member, Hayward City Council
1952-1954: Mayor, City of Hayward
1959-1968: Speaker pro Tem, California State Assembly
1960: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1963: UCSB Alumnus of the year
1964: Member, UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors
1971-1974: Speaker pro Tem, California State Assembly
- PLACENAME: Carlos Bee Blvd is located in Hayward, CA
(The mailing address for CSU East Bay is on Carlos Bee Blvd) - PLACENAME: Carlos Bee Park is located in Castro Valley, CA
- RELATED PLACENAME: The City of Beeville and Bee County (both in Texas) were named for Bee's great-great-grandfather, Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. Bee Sr. held several prominent offices in the Republic of Texas including Secretary of the Treasury (1836), Secretary of War (1837-1838) Secretary of State (1839-1839) and Minister to the United States (1840-1841)
Source: California Blue Book (1958), (1961), (1967)
Source: A Disorderly House: The Brown-Unruh Years in Sacramento by James R. Mills (Heyday Books; 1987)