Edwin Reinecke

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Edwin Reinecke (1965)

Edwin Reinecke (born January 7, 1924 in Medford , Oregon , † December 24, 2016 in Laguna Hills , California ) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1969 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edwin Reinecke attended Beverly Hills public schools . During World War II , he served in the US Navy between 1942 and 1946 . He then studied at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena until 1950 . He then worked as a mechanical engineer. In 1964 he became president of Febco Inc. , which manufactured lawn irrigation systems. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1964 congressional elections , Reinecke was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th  constituency of California , where he succeeded Everett G. Burkhalter on January 3, 1965 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on January 21, 1969 . This time was determined by the events of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War . Reinecke was a member of the Interior Committee and campaigned for the protection of the rivers in the west from dams and other interventions.

Reinecke's resignation came after his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of California. He held this office between 1969 and 1974. In 1974 he tried unsuccessfully to nominate his party for the gubernatorial election , which instead went to Houston I. Flournoy . In the same year he became involved in the Watergate affair . He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for perjury . He resigned as lieutenant governor the day before the verdict. The verdict was then overturned on appeal. Between 1981 and 1983 he was vice chairman and between 1983 and 1985 actual chairman of the Republicans in California.

Edwin Reinecke spent his old age at Rancho Mirage .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ed Reinecke, California lieutenant governor who resigned after perjury conviction, dies at 92

Web links

  • Edwin Reinecke in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Reinecke, Edwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Medford , Oregon
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 2016
Place of death Laguna Hills , California