John S. Horn

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John S. Horn

John Stephen Horn (born May 31, 1931 in San Juan Bautista , California - †  February 17, 2011 in Long Beach , California) was an American politician . Between 1993 and 2003 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Horn studied at Stanford University until 1953 . From 1954 to 1962 he was a member of the US Army Reserve . In 1955, he completed a degree in Public Administration at the Graduate School of Public Administration of Harvard University from. He then studied philosophy at Stanford until 1958. In 1959 and 1960, Horn served on the staff of US Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell . After that he was on the staff of US Senator Thomas Kuchel until 1966 . From 1969 to 1980 he was Vice President of the Civil Rights Commission. For some time he served as the administrator of the American University in the federal capital Washington. From 1970 to 1988 he headed the California State University in Long Beach, whose faculty he also belonged to. Horn was from 1972 to 1988 also a member of the advisory commission of the Federal Institute for the Criminal System ( National Institute of Corrections ).

Politically, Horn was a member of the Republican Party . In 1988 he tried unsuccessfully to nominate his party for the congressional elections. In the 1992 congressional elections , however, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 38th  constituency of California , where he succeeded Bob Dornan on January 3, 1993 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2003 . During his time as a congressman, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, as well as the beginning of the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan .

In 2002, John Horn decided not to run again. He later developed Alzheimer's disease . He died on February 17, 2011 in Long Beach.

Web links

  • John S. Horn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Horn, John S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Horn, John Stephen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH San Juan Bautista , California
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 2011
Place of death Long Beach , California