- Bill Filante
William Jules Filante (b.
October 22 ,1929 inBrooklyn, NY diedDecember 9 ,1992 in Terra Linda, CA) was an American physician and politician fromCalifornia and member of the Republican Party. He served in theCalifornia State Assembly from 1978 until 1992 representing the 9th district which included Marin and Sonoma counties.cite web | last = Vassar | first = Alex | coauthors = Shane Meyers | title = William J. Filante, Republican | work = JoinCalifornia.com | date = 2007 | url = http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/3810 | accessdate = 2007-01-25] Thanks to his moderate voting record, Filante was able to win enough crossover votes to hold his left-leaning seat with relative ease. He left the Assembly in 1992 and ran for Congress but lost to DemocratLynn Woolsey . During his run for congress, fellow GOP assemblywomanBev Hansen often served as his surrogate as he was unable to campaign and later died of a brain tumor.cite web | title = Complete Primary Results | work = StateNet Publications | publish date = July 1992 | accessdate = 2008-09-28]References
1.^ Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Bill Filante, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved on September 27, 2008
2.^ California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.7 (July 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, July 1992.
External Links
* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/2172 JoinCalifornia] , Election History for the State of California
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