Robert Dutton (politician)

Robert Dutton
Member of the California Senate
from the 31st district
In office
December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
Preceded byJim Brulte
Succeeded byRichard Roth
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 63rd district
In office
December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2004
Preceded byBill Leonard
Succeeded byBill Emmerson
Minority Leader of the California Senate
In office
October 11, 2010 – January 5, 2012
Preceded byDennis Hollingsworth
Succeeded byBob Huff
Personal details
Born
Robert Dale Dutton

(1950-10-13)October 13, 1950
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 2022(2022-07-23) (aged 71)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Andrea Guillen
(m. 1981)
Children1
Alma materLos Angeles Valley College
OccupationBusinessman
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Reserves
California Air National Guard
Years of service1969–1974
RankSergeant

Robert Dale Dutton (October 13, 1950 – July 23, 2022) was an American politician of the Republican Party.[1] After serving two years as a State Assemblyman for the 63rd district, from 2002 to 2004, Dutton served as a State Senator representing the 31st district from 2004 to 2012, and was the state senate's minority leader from 2010 to 2012.[1] He made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. In 2014, he was elected as Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk of San Bernardino County and re-elected in 2018, holding the position until his death.[2]

  1. ^ a b Official biography
  2. ^ "About the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk". San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk. Retrieved June 13, 2017.