Dick Mountjoy

Richard L. Mountjoy
Member of the California State Senate
In office 1995–2000
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1978–1995
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1932 Los Angeles, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Earline Winnett (1952-2009)
Religion	Protestant

Richard L. "Dick" Mountjoy (born January 13, 1932) is a Republican politician from Monrovia, California.

Personal life

Mountjoy was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School.^[1] He was married to Earline Winnett until her death in 2009. He has two sons, Michael and Dennis Lee, and one daughter, Judy. Dennis was a member of the California State Assembly, having represented his father's old district from 2000 to 2006.

Political career

Mountjoy served as the mayor of Monrovia from 1968 to 1976. He served in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1995. While there he introduced California Proposition 187, which denied government services to illegal immigrants. He served in the California State Senate from 1995 to 2000. His political platform fits with that of the conservative wing of the Republican Party: he is pro-life, opposes same-sex marriage, and supports both the war in Iraq and possible military intervention in Iran.

On September 22, 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that a statement in his website's biography, that he served in the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri, was incorrect; ship records later confirmed that he actually served aboard the USS Bremerton. Mountjoy said, "I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn’t come from me." However, Feinstein's campaign opined that the error raised enough doubts about Mountjoy’s credibility that Mountjoy was "not qualified to serve the people of California."^[2]

Mountjoy was defeated by incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein by a wide margin (59-35 percent) in the general election held on November 7, 2006.

Party political offices
Preceded by Tom Campbell	Republican Party nominee for United States Senator from California (Class 1) 2006	Succeeded by Most recent

External links

1. ^ Richard "Dick" Mountjoy - Candidate for California United States Senate
2. ^ [1]

• Dick Mountjoy on NNDB
• VoteCircle Profile
• OnTheIssues
• Dick Mountjoy election results

Persondata
Name	Mountjoy, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 13, 1932
Place of birth	California
Date of death
Place of death