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Elizabeth Whitney

Democratic

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CA Blue Book (2000)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
08-04-1987	Democratic	Treasurer	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: ~1954

1976-1986: Chief Deputy, Treasurer Jesse M. Unruh

According to the LA Times article, Whitney was 33 when she became acting Treasurer in 1987.

Source: "Trusted Unruh Aide Steps In as Acting Treasurer" by Paul Jacobs, Los Angeles Times (8/6/1987)