George E. Danielson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1971 – March 9, 1982
Preceded byGeorge Brown Jr.
Succeeded byMatthew G. Martínez
Constituency29th district (1971–75)
30th district (1975–82)
Member of the California State Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 2, 1967 – January 12, 1971[1]
Preceded byRobert D. Williams
Succeeded byDavid Roberti
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 48th district
In office
January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967
Preceded byFrank D. Lanterman
Succeeded byDavid Roberti
Personal details
Born
George Elmore Danielson

(1915-02-20)February 20, 1915
Wausa, Nebraska
DiedSeptember 12, 1998(1998-09-12) (aged 83)
Monterey Park, California
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGladys C. "Candy" Danielson
ProfessionLawyer

George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915 – September 12, 1998) was an American Democratic politician and judge from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982.

Early life and career

Born in Wausa, Nebraska, Danielson attended Wayne State Teachers College before earning his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1937 and 1939, respectively. He was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1939 to 1944 and served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1944 to 1946.

He was an Assistant United States Attorney from 1949 to 1951 and thereafter entered private practice.[2][3]

Political career

Danielson was twice elected to the California State Assembly, serving from 1963 to 1967, and to the California State Senate, serving from 1967 to 1971.

Congress

In 1970, he was elected to his first of six terms to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment proceedings against President Richard Nixon and voted in favor of three of the articles.

Danielson resigned from Congress on March 9, 1982, after being appointed an associate justice on the California Court of Appeal in the Second District, Division Three by Governor Jerry Brown.[2][3][4]

Retirement and death

Danielson retired from the bench in April 1992.

He died on September 12, 1998, of heart failure in Monterey Park, California.[2][3]

Electoral history

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson 71,308 62.6
Republican Tom McMann 42,620 37.4
Total votes 113,928 100.0
Democratic hold
1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (Incumbent) 91,553 62.8
Republican Richard E. Ferraro 48,814 33.5
Peace and Freedom John W. Blaine 5,455 3.7
Total votes 145,822 100.0
Democratic hold
1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (Incumbent) 66,074 74.2
Republican John J. Perez 22,928 25.8
Total votes 89,002 100.0
Democratic hold
1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (Incumbent) 82,767 74.4
Republican Harry Couch 28,503 25.6
Total votes 111,270 100.0
Democratic hold
1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (Incumbent) 66,241 71.4
Republican Henry Ares 26,511 28.6
Total votes 92,752 100.0
Democratic hold
1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (Incumbent) 74,119 72.1
Republican J. Arthur "Art" Platten 24,136 23.5
Libertarian Bruce M. Hobbs 4,480 4.4
Total votes 102,735 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "George Danielson Resignation letter". Some Issues Titled:supplement to the Appendix to the Journal of the Senate. 1942.
  2. 1 2 3 United States Congress. "George E. Danielson (id: D000043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. 1 2 3 Folkart, Burt A. (1998-09-17). "George Danielson; Appeals Court Judge, Legislator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. ↑ George E. Danielson California Courts: The Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. ↑ 1970 election results
  6. ↑ 1972 election results
  7. ↑ 1974 election results
  8. ↑ 1976 election results
  9. ↑ 1978 election results
  10. ↑ 1980 election results


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