John Lewis | |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office December 7, 1992 – November 30, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Green |
| Succeeded by | Dick Ackerman |
| Member of the California Senate from the 35th district | |
| In office May 16, 1991 – November 30, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | John Seymour |
| Succeeded by | Marian Bergeson |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 67th district | |
| In office December 6, 1982 – May 16, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Mickey Conroy |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 70th district | |
| In office December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Nestande |
| Succeeded by | Marian Bergeson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1954 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Suzanne Henry |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Southern California |
John R. Lewis (born November 2, 1954) is a Republican politician from California who represented Orange County in the California State Senate from 1991 until 2000 and in the California State Assembly from 1980 until 1991.[1] He currently serves as the President of the Lewis Consulting Group.[2]
During his time in the State Senate, Lewis served as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee.
Lewis was first elected to the State Senate in 1991 after John Seymour resigned after being appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Pete Wilson. In the Republican primary, Lewis defeated both Assemblymembers Nolan Frizzelle and Doris Allen of Cypress, California who later served briefly as Speaker of the Assembly.[3]
Lewis is an alumnus of University of Southern California.
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- ^ "Lewis Consulting Group, LLC". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "OC Blog: An Evening with Tom Fuentes". Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2009-03-27.