Ron Dellums
American politician (1935–2018)
Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician. He was Oakland's forty-eighth mayor. From 1971 to 1998, he was elected to thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Northern California's 9th Congressional District.
Ron Dellums | |
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| 48th Mayor of Oakland | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Jean Quan |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – February 6, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Stark |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Lee |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Stark |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Pelosi |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffery Cohelan |
| Succeeded by | George Miller |
| Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Les Aspin |
| Succeeded by | Floyd Spence |
| Chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 20, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Diggs |
| Succeeded by | Pete Stark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Vernie Dellums November 24, 1935 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 2018 (aged 82) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Athurine (div.) Leola "Roscoe" Higgs (1962–div 1999) Cynthia Lewis (2000–d. 2018) |
| Children | Erik, Piper, Brandy, Pam and Michael |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University, B.A. 1960 University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare, M.S.W. 1962 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1954–1956 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
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When President Ronald Reagan vetoed Dellums' Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, a Democratic-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate overrode Reagan's veto, the first override of a presidential foreign policy veto in the 20th century.[2]
Dellums died on July 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C. from prostate cancer, aged 82.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Ronald V. Dellums, Representative from California". Black Americans in Congress. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ Lynn Norment (August 1994). "How African-Americans helped free South Africa". Ebony. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009.
- ↑ "Former Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums Dies". ABC7 San Francisco. 30 July 2018.
Other websites
change- Profile at Citymayors.com
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Dellums victory signifies a sea change in Oakland politics San Francisco Chronicle, June 19, 2006.
- Ron Dellums's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project.
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