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  Garland, Gordon H.
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AffiliationDemocratic   
NameGordon H. Garland
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Woodlake, California , United States
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Born May 16, 1898
Died May 20, 1986 (88 years)
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InfoGordon Hickman Garland

Conservative Democrat.

Elected to the California Assembly from the 38th District in 1936, 1938, and 1940.

Speaker of the California Assembly, 1940-1942.

1942: Primary Candidate for SBOE-01 (Won)*
1946: Primary Candidate for SBOE-02 (Lost)

*In 1942, Assemblyman Garland retired from the Assembly to run for the Board of Equalization. He won the Republican primary handily but lost the primary for his own party (Democratic) and was therefore disqualified from appearing on the November ballot.

Commissioner, California Highway Patrol.

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  06/01/1948 CA District 10 - D Primary Lost 18.84% (-3.57%)
  01/04/1941 CA Assembly Speaker Won 73.33% (+46.67%)
  11/05/1940 CA State Assembly 38 Won 77.87% (+55.77%)
  01/29/1940 CA Assembly Speaker Won 57.14% (+14.29%)
  11/08/1938 CA State Assembly 38 Won 99.62% (+99.24%)
  11/03/1936 CA State Assembly 38 Won 58.24% (+16.48%)
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