Glenn E. Coolidge was a California

California

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 politician

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 and member of the California State Assembly

California State Assembly

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 for the 27th District.

Early life

Coolidge was born in Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek, Colorado

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 in 1902 and his family moved to Lindsay, California

Lindsay, California

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 in 1909. He married Margaret Welch, and worked in real estate

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 and investment. Coolidge was a Republican

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 from Felton, California

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-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Felton had a population of 4,057. The population density was 891.2 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Felton was 3,691 White, 25 African American, 29 Native American, 69 Asian, 11 Pacific Islander, 60 from other races, and 172 from...

.

Career

He was elected to the Assembly on November 4, 1952 and won reelection four times. He was the only candidate for Assembly for the 27th District in each of his elections. Richard J. Dolwig had held the assembly seat before him, and he was succeeded by Leo Ryan

Leo Ryan

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.

Coolidge served as chairman of the Assembly's ways and means committee. During his time on the Assembly, Coolidge led the Republican economy bloc's attempts to stop Assemblyman Jesse M. Unruh from pushing through tax increases promoted by the Governor of California

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. He was active with the Alcoholic Beverage Rehabilitation Commission, whose purpose was to study issues surrounding alcoholism

Alcoholism

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 and methods of treatment.

Coolidge was a Delegate to the Republican National Convention

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 from California in 1956

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 and 1960

1960 Republican National Convention

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. In 1956 he was considered by California Governor Goodwin Knight

Goodwin Knight

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 for the position of California State Treasurer

California State Treasurer

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 after Charles G. Johnson

Charles G. Johnson

Charles Gus Johnson served as California State Treasurer, 1923-1956. He was the longest-serving state treasurer. He was forced to resign in 1956 after stories began to emerge over him funneling state funds into personal loans.-Sources:*...

 resigned from the position due to health concerns, but A. Ronald Button

A. Ronald Button

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 was chosen for the position.

Coolidge was the Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives

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 for California's 12th congressional district

California's 12th congressional district

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, and ran against Democrat W.K. Stewart from Carmel. Coolidge died suddenly during his campaign for Congress in September 1962, and Republican Burt L. Talcott

Burt L. Talcott

Burt Lacklen Talcott is a former member of the United States Congress from the State of California.-Military career:Born in Billings, Montana Talcott received his degree from Stanford University in 1942, after which he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he became a bomber pilot...

 was elected. At the time of his death he had a bipartisan

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 following in California state politics.

Glenn Coolidge Drive on the University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz

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campus is named for Coolidge.