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Wheaton, William Rufus
(Encyclopedia) Wheaton, William Rufus, 1814–88, American baseball pioneer, b. New York City. He practiced law in New York during the 1830s and 40s, and was a founding member and vice president of the…McCarthy, Kevin Owen
(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Kevin Owen, 1965–, U.S. politician, b. Bakersfield, Calif., grad. California State Univ., Bakersfield (B.S. 1989, M.B.A. 1994). A conservative Republican, he was elected to…Villaraigosa, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Villaraigosa, AntonioVillaraigosa, Antoniovēˌyärīgōˈsä [key], 1953–, American politician, b. Los Angeles as Antonio Villar; he changed his name in 1987 when he married Corina Raigosa.…Waxman, Henry Arnold
(Encyclopedia) Waxman, Henry Arnold, 1939–, U.S. congressman, b. Los Angeles, grad. Univ. of California, Los Angeles. (B.A., 1961; J.D., 1964). After serving (1969–74) in the California state…Schiff, Adam Bennett
(Encyclopedia) Schiff, Adam Bennett, 1960- , American politician, b. Framingham, Ma., Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1982), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985…Weinberger, Caspar Willard
(Encyclopedia) Weinberger, Caspar WillardWeinberger, Caspar Willardwīnˈbûrgər [key], 1917–2006, U.S. government official, U.S. secretary of defense (1981–87), b. San Francisco, grad. Harvard (1938),…Sam FARR, Congress, CA (1941)
FARR Sam , a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, Calif., July 4, 1941; graduated from Carmel High School, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., 1959; B.S., Willamette…James E. ROGAN, Congress, CA (1957)
ROGAN James E. , a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, Calif., August 21, 1957; A.A., Chabot Community College, Livermore, Calif., 1977; B.A., University…Lucille ROYBAL-ALLARD, Congress, CA (1941)
ROYBAL-ALLARD Lucille , a Representative from California; born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 12, 1941; graduated from Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Calif., 1959;…Andrea SEASTRAND, Congress, CA (1941)
SEASTRAND Andrea , a Representative from California; born in Chicago, Ill., August 5, 1941; graduated DePaul University, B.A., 1963; elementary school teacher; California Federation of Republican…