John E. Thurman Jr.

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-07-1972	Democratic	AD-30	47354	Win
11-05-1974	Democratic	AD-27	40973	Win
11-02-1976	Democratic	AD-27	65711	Win
11-07-1978	Democratic	AD-27	52986	Win
06-19-1979	Democratic	SD-14	39216	Loss
11-04-1980	Democratic	AD-27	56043	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: May 6, 1919 in Richmond, CA
Married: Julia
Children: Robert, Janice, and Susan
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: July 1983 in Modesto, CA

1960-1970: Member, Hart-Ransom Unified School District Board of Education
1970-1972: Member, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors

• In 1979, Thurman was the target of an attempted recall led by Roland Lapham. The recall failed to qualify for the ballot. 
• PLACENAME: John Thurman Field in Modesto is a baseball stadium that serves as the home of the minor league Modesto Nuts.

Source: California Blue Book (1975)
Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981)