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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—CaliforniaRonald V. DELLUMS
(1935- )
DELLUMS, Ronald V., a
Representative from California; born in Oakland, Alameda County,
Calif., November 24, 1935; attended the Oakland public schools;
A.A., Oakland City College, 1958; B.A., San Francisco State
College, 1960; M.S.W., University of California, 1962; served two
years in United States Marine Corps, active duty, 1954-1956;
psychiatric social worker, California Department of Mental Hygiene,
1962-1964; program director, Bayview Community Center, 1964-1965;
associate director, then director, Hunters Point Youth Opportunity
Center, 1965-1966; planning consultant, Bay Area Social Planning
Council, 1966-1967; director, Concentrated Employment Program, San
Francisco Economic Opportunity Council, 1967-1968; senior
consultant, Social Dynamics, Inc. (manpower specialization
programs), 1968-1970; part-time lecturer, San Francisco State
College, University of California, and Berkeley Graduate School of
Social Welfare; member, Berkeley City Council, 1967-1970; delegate
to Democratic National Convention, 1972; elected as a Democrat to
the Ninety-second and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1971-February 6, 1998); chairman, Committee on District
of Columbia (Ninety-sixth through One Hundred Second Congresses),
Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Third Congress); served
from January 3, 1971, until his resignation on February 6, 1998;
Mayor of Oakland, Calif., 2007 to present.
Bibliography
Dellums, Ronald V., and H. Lee Halterman. Lying Down with the
Lions: A Public Life from the Streets of Oakland to the Halls of
Power. Boston: Beacon Press, 2000.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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