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Thomas Maximus Connolly III

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Tom Connolly
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 77th district
In office
December 2, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Preceded byCarol Bentley
Succeeded bySteven C. Baldwin
Personal details
Born(1946-05-12)May 12, 1946
Lake Village, Arkansas
DiedOctober 8, 2005(2005-10-08) (aged 69)
Toledo, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Janet
(m. 1988)
Military service
Branch/service United States Marine Corps

Thomas Maximus "Tom" Connolly III (May 12, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

An attorney from Lemon Grove, Connelly initially ran for the California State Assembly in 1990, losing to incumbent Carol Bentley in a Republican-tilting, San Diego area district.[2] In 1992, when Bentley left the seat open to run for the California State Senate, Connelly narrowly defeated Republican Steven C. Baldwin, despite the continued Republican lean to the redrawn district.[3] In a 1994 rematch, however, Baldwin trounced Connelly by more than 11 points during an election year that saw the GOP wave also hand Republicans control of the California State Assembly for the first time in more than 20 years.[4]

Electoral history

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Member, California State Assembly: 1992-1994
Year Office Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1990 California State Assembly
District 77
Tom Connelly 35,514 35% Carol Bentley 54,438 53.7%
1992 California State Assembly
District 77
Tom Connelly 64,143 47.8% Steven C. Baldwin 59,884 44.6%
1994 California State Assembly
District 77
Tom Connelly 42,389 44.2% Steven C. Baldwin 53,442 55.8%

References

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  1. ^ "JoinCalifornia – Tom Connolly". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "JoinCalifornia – 1990-11-06". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "JoinCalifornia – 1992-11-03". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "JoinCalifornia – 1994-11-08". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved Apr 8, 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by California State Assembly 77th District
1992 – 1994
Succeeded by