George House (California politician)
George R. House Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 25th district | |
| In office December 5, 1994 - November 30, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Snyder |
| Succeeded by | Dave Cogdill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1929 Indianola, Oklahoma |
| Died | July 14, 2016 (aged 86) Modesto, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Edna |
| Children | 5 |
George Rolland House II (November 20, 1929 – July 14, 2016) was a Republican Assemblymember from California's 25th State Assembly district from 1994 until he was term limited in 2000.[1][2]
Pre-Assembly career[edit]
Prior to serving in the Assembly, House was an almond farmer from Hughson, CA. He served two years with the Modesto, CA police department before becoming a CHP officer and commander for thirty years. He was also a Stanislaus County Juvenile Traffic Court hearing officer. He also served on the Hughson school board and was an active Rotarian.
1992 election[edit]
House ran for the newly created 25th Assembly district in 1992; however, he lost the primary to Barbara Keating-Edh who ended up losing to Margaret Snyder. He came in 4th place with just eleven percent of the vote.[3]
1994 election[edit]
House ran for Assembly again in 1994. Although initially considered a weak candidate, he defeated Democratic incumbent Margaret Snyder in a heavily Republican year that saw the GOP take control of the California State Assembly for the first time since 1970.
The 25th District[edit]
When House represented the seat from 1994 until 2000, it included half of Stanislaus County, all of Mariposa County and Tuolumne County. It also included most of Madera County and a small part of Fresno County.
Proposition 34[edit]
House was a major opponent of Proposition 34 in 2000 which stated that 34% of the total annual state lottery revenues shall be allocated to benefit public education. However, it passed with 53% of the vote.[4]
2002 Congressional Election[edit]
House put a bid in for California's 18th Congressional District in 2002 in order to face troubled incumbent Gary Condit; however, he withdrew from the race prior to the election and still received 12.8% of the vote in the primary against then State Senator Dick Monteith who now serves as a Stanislaus County supervisor.[4]
Electoral history[edit]
| Year | Office | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | California State Assembly District 25 |
Mike Kirros 16% Patrick O'Rourke 13% Margaret Snyder 59% |
78,251 | 51.5% | George House 11% Barbara Keating-Edh 43% Bill Mattos 23% Norman Tergeson 16% |
73,805 | 48.5% | |||
| 1994 | California State Assembly District 25 |
Margaret Snyder | 52,962 | 43% | George House | 66,910 | 54.3% | |||
| 1996 | California State Assembly District 37 |
Ed Elliott | 54,033 | 38.3% | George House | 82,558 | 58.5% | |||
| 1998 | California State Assembly District 37 |
Wesley Firch | 42,935 | 35.1% | George House |
75,775 | 61.9% | |||
| 2002 | U.S. House of Representatives District 18 |
Dennis Cardoza 53.1% Gary Condit* 38.7% |
53,621 | 51% | George House 12.8% Dick Monteith 48.9% |
45,960 | 43.7% |
References[edit]
- ^ "Former lawmaker, Hughson farmer House dies". Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "George Rolland House". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 4 June 1992.
- ^ a b Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "George House, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
2. Lavender-Smith, Sarah. "House Calls 'Em as He Sees 'Em", Modesto Bee, 12 December 1994, Page A-1