James D. Garibaldi
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-06-1934 | Democratic | AD-33 | 9317 | Win |
| 11-03-1936 | Democratic | AD-33 | 11503 | Win |
| Website: | www.findagrave.com/memorial/157145371/james-donald-garibaldi |
Candidate Biography:
James Donald Garibaldi
Born: July 27, 1906 in Merced, CA
Married: Marion Hardy Jahns (m. 1938, d. 1983), Toni (m. 1984)
Children: Gary J. and three daughters
Military Service: USAF (WWII)
Family: Son of James J. Garibaldi (Merced County Tax Collector, 1913-1933)
Died: September 10, 1993 in Sacramento, CA
1931-1932: Justice, Merced City Court
1931-1933: Assistant, Assemblyman C. Ray Robinson
1953: Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney General James P. McGranery
- SCHOLARSHIP: The California Association of Highway Patrolmen awards a "Daniel J. Creedon & James D. Garibaldi Scholarship Award" to the dependent, college-age children of active, retired or deceased California Highway Patrol Officers.
- Superlobbyist
- ADVICE: Garibaldi's advice to freshmen legislators was simple: "If you don't open your mouth, they can't prove you're stupid."
- Garibaldi grew up at 443 W. 22nd St. in Merced.
Source: California Blue Book (1938)
Source: "Brown, Maddy Give Eulogies at Rites for 'King of Lobbyists'" by Jerry Gillam, Los Angeles Times (9/15/1993)