Rodolfo Montejano

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Rodolfo Montejano (born 1939 in Santa Ana ) is an American lawyer of Mexican descent. He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1972 to 1973 and a member of the Board of Directors of Legal Services Corporation from 1975 to 1977 .

Life

Rodolfo Montejano is the son of Mexican immigrants to the United States. He attended local schools (Delhi School, Lathrop Junior High, Santa High School) in Santa Ana. He then studied at the University of California at Berkeley and obtained a bachelor's degree in history in 1960. He then served two years in the Army Intelligence Corps . He then studied law at the Boalt Hall School of Law at Berkeley and graduated in 1966.

After graduation, he began working in the California Attorney's Office until 1971. He then worked as a lawyer.

In addition, he put his political focus on education policy. In 1967 he was elected to the Board of Education of the city of Santa Ana ( Santa Ana Unified School District ), from 1970 he was its president. In 1970 his attempt to be elected to the board of directors of the UC Berkeley law faculty failed. In 1971 he was elected to the newly formed board of directors of the Rancho Santiago Community College District. With his many years of activity in the education sector, he laid the basis for his high level of influence in politics in the city, which is heavily influenced by immigrants from Latin America. He was quickly considered a "gray eminence".

On June 14, 1972, Richard Nixon surprisingly nominated the Democrats as the successor to the vacant seat of Laurence K. Walrath in the Interstate Commerce Commission with a remaining term until December 31, 1972. The nomination was therefore incomprehensible because Montejano has not yet had any Had experience in the transport sector. There was a presumption that he was selected because of his Latin American ancestry. In early October 1972, the US Senate refused to confirm it. On November 1, 1972, Montejano was temporarily installed in the office by Nixon. On November 3, 1972, he took his oath of office. A new nomination did not take place, however, and he left office on March 2, 1973. He was succeeded by A. Daniel O'Neal .

In late 1974 he was proposed to the board of the newly created Legal Services Corporation . Confirmation by the US Senate took place on July 9, 1975. The activity ended in 1977 as scheduled.

He then returned to practice as a lawyer in Santa Ana and continued serving on the board of directors in the Rancho Santiago Community College District. From 1983 he switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and supported the election campaign of Ronald Reagan. In 1984 he was co-founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Santiago Club, an association for the promotion of Latin American culture and art.

In 1990 Montejano was suspected of aiding and abetting bribery and asked to give up his seat on the school district's board of directors. In September 1990 he retired from the Santiago Club and in September 1991 from the board of directors of the school district. In 1991 he moved with his family from Santa Ana to Evansville, Indiana.

In February 1992 he was fined $ 1.7 million in damages.

Montejano was married twice. He has three children from his first marriage and one child from his second marriage.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jun 2, 1970, 6 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  2. ^ 3 Nov 1984, 55 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 19 Dec 1972, 12 - The Miami News at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  4. ^ Lawrence S. Rothenberg: Regulation, Organizations, and Politics: Motor Freight Policy at the Interstate Commerce Commission . University of Michigan Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-472-10443-7 ( google.de [accessed July 4, 2019]).
  5. ^ 10 Jul 1975, Page 8 - The Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  6. ^ 3 Nov 1984, 59 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Jan 13, 1989, 128 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  8. ↑ 26 Sep 1990, Page 109 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  9. ^ 8 Jun 1991, Page 197 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Feb. 4, 1992, p.384 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Montejano, Rodolfo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer of Mexican descent
DATE OF BIRTH 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Ana