Herschel Rosenthal (March 13, 1918 – June 19, 2009)Join California-Herschel Rosenthal was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.
Political career
A member of the Los Angeles City Community Redevelopment Agency, Rosenthal first won election to the California State Assembly in 1974, representing West Los Angeles. He won easy reelection in 1976, 1978 and 1980. In 1982 he left the assembly to run for the state senate seat being vacated by Democrat Alan Sieroty and served in the upper house from 1982 until term-limits forced him from office in 1998.California Journal Vol. XXIX, No.15 (May 1998) "Complete Election Results". StateNet Publications, May 1998.
After the 1991 reapportionment moved Rosenthal's 22nd state senate district into the East Los Angeles area, he was basically left "districtless", although his current term didn't expire until 1994.California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.5 (May 1992) "Election 1992". StateNet Publications, May 1992. He opted to run anyway in the newly drawn 23rd district, which picked up much of his old West Los Angeles territory but went on to lose the primary to then assemblyman Tom Hayden by less than 1000 votesCalifornia Journal Vol. XXIII, No.7 (May 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, July 1992. In 1994, he chose to seek his final term in the 20th district being vacated by term-limited state senate President Pro Tem David Roberti (D-Van Nuys). The district, based largely in the San Fernando Valley, containted some territory Rosenthal had previously represented.California Journal Vol. XXV, No.5 (May 1994) "Election '94". StateNet Publications, May 1994.
Death Rosenthal died on June 19, 2009, at the age of 91.
Electoral history
+ Member, California State Assembly: 1974–1982 Member, California State Senate : 1982–1998YearOfficeDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct1974California State Assembly District 45Herschel Rosenthal54,73063.2%Betty Mikol29,05933.6%1976California State Assembly District 45Herschel Rosenthal68,87867.9%Betty Mikol32,55532.1%1978California State Assembly District 45Herschel Rosenthal58,24367.8%Gary Wheelock24,64728.7%1980California State Assembly District 45Herschel Rosenthal61,20863.6%Eleanor Parker26,44027.5%1982California State Senate District 22Herschel Rosenthal146,51163.6%Earle Robinson77,78232%1986California State Senate District 22Herschel Rosenthal146,71367.9%Daniel Ward Sias62,84129.1%1990California State Senate District 22 Herschel Rosenthal129,93964.6%Michael Shrager62,19330.9%1992California State Senate District 23Tom Hayden 37% Herschel Rosenthal 37%198,42555.9%Leonard McRoskey117,45533.1%1994California State Senate District 20Herschel Rosenthal75,34558.5%Dolores White53,52841.5%
References
External links JoinCalifornia, Election History for the State of California