John Seymour (California politician)

John Seymour
United States Senator
from California
In office
January 10, 1991 – November 4, 1992
Appointed byPete Wilson
Preceded byPete Wilson
Succeeded byDianne Feinstein
Member of the California State Senate
from the 35th district
In office
April 26, 1982 – January 7, 1991
Preceded byJohn Briggs
Succeeded byJohn Lewis
39th Mayor of Anaheim
In office
1978–1982
Preceded byBill Thom
Succeeded byDon Roth
Personal details
Born
John Francis Seymour Jr.

(1937-12-03) December 3, 1937 (age 86)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJudy Seymour
Children6
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1955-1959

John Francis Seymour Jr.[1][2] (born December 3, 1937) is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed to continue Pete Wilson's term but lost the special election to finish it to Democratic nominee and former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein.[3] As of 2024, he is the last Republican to serve as a U.S. senator from California and the last man to have served as a United States Senator from California for the Class 1 Senate seat. Seymour was also the last U.S. senator from Southern California until Alex Padilla took office on January 20, 2021, replacing Kamala Harris when she was inaugurated as vice president of the United States.

  1. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News. January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Decker, Cathleen (May 26, 1991). "Seymour's Overdrive for Success". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "States in the Senate - California's United States Senators". Retrieved April 18, 2017.