Walter Capps

Walter Holden Capps (born May 5, 1934 in Omaha , Nebraska , † October 28, 1997 in Reston , Virginia ) was an American politician . In 1997 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walter Capps attended Portland State University in Oregon until 1958 and then the Augustana Theological Seminary in Illinois until 1960 . After a few more courses at various universities, he taught theology at the University of California in Santa Barbara between 1964 and 1996 . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1996 congressional elections , Capps was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 22nd constituency of California , where he succeeded Andrea Seastrand on January 3, 1997 and held his mandate until his death on October 28 Year exercised. Capps died in a hospital in Reston after a heart attack at Washington Dulles International Airport . His mandate fell to his widow Lois Capps after a special election .

Walter Capps in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Capps, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Capps, Walter Holden (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 5, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Omaha , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH	October 28, 1997
Place of death	Reston , Virginia