Lionel Van Deerlin

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Lionel Van Deerlin

Lionel Van Deerlin (born July 25, 1914 in Los Angeles , California - † May 17, 2008 in San Diego , California) was an American journalist and politician ( Democratic Party ). He represented the state of California in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981 .

Life

After attending public schools, he studied journalism at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1937. He then joined the US Army and was among other things editor of the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes". After the Second World War he worked as a journalist and as a radio and television presenter.

From January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1981 he was a member of the US House of Representatives, where he represented the interests of San Diego alongside Clair Burgener . In 1964 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention to nominate Lyndon B. Johnson . As chairman of the communications subcommittee, he campaigned for the telecommunications industry and journalists' rights. After he was always re-elected, he was defeated in the 1980 election by his Republican rival Duncan Hunter . He resigned from Congress on January 3, 1981.

Van Deerlin, who was Professor Emeritus of San Diego State University , worked as a columnist for the "San Diego Union-Tribune" until his death. The "Lionel Van Deerlin" chair of communications at San Diego State University was named in his honor.

Van Deerlin, who had suffered from complications from a heart attack since 2007, died on May 17, 2008 at the age of 93.

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SURNAME Van Deerlin, Lionel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist and politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 2008
Place of death San Diego , California