Wadie P. Deddeh
Wadie P. Deddeh | |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 40th district | |
| In office December 6, 1982 - August 17, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | James R. Mills |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Peace |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 80th district | |
| In office December 2, 1974 - November 30, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Peace |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 77th district | |
| In office January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Richard J. Donovan |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1920 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | August 27, 2019 (aged 98) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary-Lynn Drake |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad University of Detroit |
| Occupation | Political Science Professor |
Wadie P. Deddeh (September 6, 1920 – August 27, 2019) was an American politician of Chaldean[disambiguation needed] descent in the state of California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1982, and in the California State Senate from 1982 to 1993.[1] He is the first Iraqi-American elected official in the United States.[2][3] Deddeh wrote the 1972 legislation that created the modern California Department of Transportation, handling the highway functions previously managed by a division of the California Department of Public Works.[4] He died at the age of 98 on August 27, 2019.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Inventory of the Wadie P. Deddeh Papers". www.oac.cdlib.org.
- ^ "Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
- ^ "JoinCalifornia - Wadie P. Deddeh". www.joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".
- ^ "Senator Deddeh Obituary - California - Tributes.com". www.tributes.com.
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