Bruce Sumner
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-06-1956 | Republican | AD-74 | 48507 | Win |
| 11-04-1958 | Republican | AD-74 | 49197 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Republican | AD-74 | 72423 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | CD-40 | 75664 | Loss |
| Website: | https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=bruce-w-sumner&pid=188612442 |
Candidate Biography:
Bruce Wilson Sumner
Born: July 1, 1924 in Bozeman, Montana
Married: Virginia "Ginny" ann Kuck (m. 1947), Susan
Children: Scott Paul and Ann Elizabeth
Military Service: USMC (WWII, Korea)
Died: March 25, 2018 in Newport Beach, CA
1954-1955: Public Defender, Orange County
1958-1959: Member, Assembly Subcommittee on Impact of Enemy Attack
1964-1971: Member, California Constitutional Revision Commission
1966: Proponent, Proposition 1A [Full-time Legislature]( Passed)
1971-1985: Judge, Orange County Superior Court
1974-1979: Member, California Judicial Council
1980s: Special Counsel, Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger
1986: Chairman, Orange County Democratic Party
- In 1982, Sumner was nominated as a write-in candidate during the CD-40 primary. He received 16,401 votes.
- FROM HIS BIO: Judge Sumner's global journey starts as a United States Marine. He served at the very end of WW II and was later in the Korean conflict where he received six Battle Stars, three Presidential Unit Citations and a Letter of Commendation with the Combat Letter “V.”
Source: California Blue Book (1958), (1961)
Source: "The Judicial Council of California: Membership" by the Judicial Council of California (accessed 5/30/2012)
Source: Members of the California Legislature and Other State Officials by the California Teamsters Legislative Council (1957 ed.)