Don Edwards

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Don Edwards
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Official portrait, 1993
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
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Preceded byNew district (redistricting)
Succeeded byZoe Lofgren
Constituency9th district (1963–1975)
10th district (1975–1993)
16th district (1993–1995)
Personal details
BornWilliam Donlon Edwards
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San Jose, California, U.S.
DiedScript error: No such module "person date".
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
PartyDemocratic (after 1962)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 1962)
Stanford University
Stanford Law School
Military service
AllegianceFile:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II
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Don Edwards's voice
Don Edwards speaks in support of FY1990 appropriations to improve exports
Recorded July 11, 1989

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William Donlon Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century.

Early life

Edwards was born in San Jose, California to Republican parents. His father and grandfather owned a land title business.[1] After graduating from San Jose High School, Edwards earned a B.A. from Stanford University in 1936, where he was member of the Stanford golf team. Edwards then attended Stanford Law School[2] and was admitted to the bar in 1940.

Edwards was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1940 to 1941, when he joined the United States Navy as a naval intelligence and gunnery officer during World War II. In 1950, he was elected president of the California Young Republicans, resigning after joining the United World Federalists.[1] Perceiving the Republican Party as becoming too conservative, he became a Democrat prior to his first congressional election victory in 1962.[2][3] He was the president of Valley Title Company of Santa Clara County from 1951 to 1975, and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1964 and 1968.

United States representative (1963–95)

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Edwards in 1962, during his first campaign for U.S. Congress.

Edwards was elected as a member of the Democratic Party to the 88th from the 9th Congressional District (later redistricted to the 10th and then the 16th Congressional District) and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1995). In his first year in the House, Edwards voted to abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee. Edwards was involved in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Edwards was a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the investigation of the Watergate scandal. Edwards opposed the U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War, the invasion of Panama, and the Persian Gulf War.[2]

Edwards was one of eight members of the Judiciary Committee to vote for all five articles of impeachment drafted against President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. The others were Jack Brooks, Robert Kastenmeier, John Conyers, Barbara Jordan, Charles Rangel, Elizabeth Holtzman and Edward Mezvinsky. Three of the five articles were adopted prior to Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974.

Edwards was one of the House impeachment managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1988 to conduct the impeachment trial of Alcee Hastings, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. However, he was replaced as an impeachment manager before the trial started. However, in 1989, he was appointed and served as a House impeachment manager in the impeachment trial of Walter Nixon, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.[4][5] Edwards was the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights for 23 years. Edwards was not a candidate for reelection to the 104th Congress.[6] Santa Clara County Supervisor Zoe Lofgren, one of his former aides, won a crowded Democratic primary for the seat and still holds it today.

Personal life and death

Don Edwards was married three times;[3] he was married to Edith Wilkie Edwards from 1981 until her death in 2011.[7] He turned 100 in January 2015.[8] He died later that year on October 1, 2015.[1] He was remembered by media outlets as, "a champion of civil and constitutional rights during his three decades on Capitol Hill" and someone who "stood up for women, for workers, for the environment."[9][10]

Legacy

Edwards received the Congressional Distinguished Service Award in 2003.[2] The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in the south end of San Francisco Bay is named in his honor.

Electoral history

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Don Edwards electoral history
United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards 79,616 66
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph F. Donovan 41,104 34
Total votes 120,720 100
Turnout  
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (incumbent) 115,954 69.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph F. Donovan 50,261 30.2
Total votes 166,215 100.0
Turnout  
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (incumbent) 97,311 63.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Wilbur G. Durkee 56,784 36.8
Total votes 154,095 100.0
Turnout  
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (incumbent) 100,891 56.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Larry Fargher 77,521 43.5
Total votes 178,412 100.0
Turnout  
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (incumbent) 120,041 69.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Guerra 49,556 28.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmon V. Kaiser 4,009 2.3
Total votes 173,606 100.0
Turnout  
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United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (incumbent) 123,837 72.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Herb Smith 43,134 25.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmon V. Kaiser 4,403 2.5
Total votes 171,374 100
Turnout  
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1974 United States House of Representatives elections[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 86,014 77.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Herb Smith 25,678 23.0
Total votes 111,692 100
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1976 United States House of Representatives elections[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 111,992 72.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Herb Smith 38,088 24.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmon V. Kaiser 5,363 3.5
Total votes 155,443 100.0
Turnout  
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1978 United States House of Representatives elections[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 84,488 67.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rudy Hansen 41,374 32.9
Total votes 125,862 100.0
Turnout  
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1980 United States House of Representatives elections[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 102,231 62.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph M. Lutton 45,987 27.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph Fuhrig 11,904 7.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmon V. Kaiser 4,421 2.7
Total votes 164,543 100.0
Turnout  
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1982 United States House of Representatives elections[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 77,263 62.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bob Herriott 41,506 33.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dale Burrow 2,403 1.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmon V. Kaiser 2,109 1.7
Total votes 123,281 100.0
Turnout  
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1984 United States House of Representatives elections[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 102,469 62.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bob Herriott 56,256 34.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Perr Cardestam 2,789 1.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmon V. Kaiser 2,663 1.6
Total votes 164,177 100.0
Turnout  
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1986 United States House of Representatives elections[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 84,240 70.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael R. La Crone 31,826 26.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Perr Cardestam 1,797 1.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bradley L. Mayer 1,701 1.4
Total votes 119,564 100.0
Turnout  
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1988 United States House of Representatives elections[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 142,500 86.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kennita Watson 22,801 13.8
Total votes 165,301 100.0
Turnout  
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1990 United States House of Representatives elections[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (Incumbent) 81,875 62.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Patrosso 48,747 37.3
No party James (write-in) 15 0.0
Total votes 130,637 100.0
Turnout  
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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Don Edwards (incumbent) 96,661 62
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ted Bundesen 49,843 32
Script error: No such module "Political party". Amani S. Kummba 9,370 6
No party Hunt (write-in) 5 0
No party Loeber (write-in) 3 0
No party James (write-in) 1 0
Total votes 155,883 100.0
Turnout  
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Rep. Don Edwards: 1915–2015". San Jose Mercury News. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Obituary, latimes.com; accessed October 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clymer, Adam (October 2, 2015). "Don Edwards, Congressman Who Championed Civil Rights, Dies at 100". The New York Times.
  4. ^ https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal89-1138585[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About". December 3, 2012.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Herhold: Edie Wilkie: A life well lived". mercurynews.com. April 4, 2011.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Herhold: Ex-U.S. Rep. Don Edwards turns 100". mercurynews.com. January 6, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gomez, Mark Gomez | Bay Area News (October 2, 2015). "Former Rep. Don Edwards dies at age 100". East Bay Times. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Prodis Sulek, Julia (October 2, 2015) [October 2, 2015]. "Former Rep. Don Edwards: 1915-2015". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  11. ^ 1962 election results
  12. ^ 1964 election results
  13. ^ 1966 election results
  14. ^ 1968 election results
  15. ^ 1970 election results
  16. ^ 1972 election results
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1974 election results" (PDF).
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1976 election results" (PDF).
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1978 election results" (PDF).
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1980 election results" (PDF).
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1982 election results" (PDF).
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1984 election results" (PDF).
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1986 election results" (PDF).
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1988 election results" (PDF).
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1990 election results" (PDF).
  26. ^ 1992 election results

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