Mike Schaefer

Mike Schaefer
Member of the California State Board of Equalization
from the 4th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Preceded byDiane Harkey
Member of the San Diego City Council
In office
1965–1971
Personal details
Born
John Michael Schaefer

(1938-03-25) March 25, 1938 (age 86)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2004)
Democratic (2004–present)
Children2
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

John Michael Schaefer[1] (born March 25, 1938) is an American politician and former perennial candidate who served on the San Diego City Council from 1965 to 1971 and then ran for 33 local and state offices in California, Arizona, Maryland, and Nevada for nearly half a century before unexpectedly winning election to the California Board of Equalization in 2018.[2] Schaefer is the oldest Californian to serve in a state constitutional office.[3][4]

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  2. ^ "Mike Schaefer's long and winding road to a win". June 23, 2019. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020.
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  4. ^ Cabanatuan, Michael (March 8, 2022). "He's been convicted, disbarred and called a slumlord. Now he's endorsed by the California Democratic Party". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 22, 2022.