Ron Packard
Ron Packard | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 48th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Darrell Issa |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 43rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Clair Burgener |
| Succeeded by | Ken Calvert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1931 Meridian, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Packard |
Ronald Charleston "Ron" Packard, D.M.D. (born January 19, 1931) is a retired Republican politician from California. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001.[1]
In 1982, Packard lost the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives in a crowded field of candidates to Johnnie Crean by 92 votes.[2] After Crean faced controversy, such as laying about being endorsed by then-President Ronald Reagan, Packard ran as a write-in candidate. He won the election in 1982 beating Crean. Packard won the election by 11,000 votes to become the first independent write-in candidate to defeat candidates of both the Democratic and Republican parties.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ken Rudin. "Political Junkie". NPR.
- ↑ "CQ Politics Trivia". Archived from the original on 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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