Bert V. Callahan
Democratic
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-08-1932 | Democratic | AD-56 | 20669 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: August 29, 1897
Died: February 9, 1974 in California
- NATURAL DISASTER (DEADLIEST WILDFIRE): The second deadliest wildfire in California history (Griffith Park Fire in October 1933) occurred within the districts represented by State Senator Frank F. Merriam and Assemblyman Bert V. Callahan.
- BI-PARTISAN COUNTY REPRESENTATION: Los Angeles County has had bipartisan representation in the California State Legislature continuously since 1933 (the longest of any of California's 58 counties). Prior to the election of this legislator (and a dozen other Democratic Assemblymembers) in 1932, Los Angeles had had not had a Democratic state legislator since 1902.