14 Facts About Edwin Reinecke

Howard Edwin "Ed" Reinecke was an American politician from California.

Edwin Reinecke served three terms in the United States House of Representatives.

Edwin Reinecke was the 39th state lieutenant governor from 1969 until his resignation in 1974 in connection with a Federal conviction for perjury.

Edwin Reinecke served in the Navy during World War II as a radioman.

Edwin Reinecke attended the California Institute of Technology, from which he graduated in 1950 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Edwin Reinecke served in the US House of Representatives between 1965 and 1969.

In 1974, Edwin Reinecke ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of California to succeed Reagan, who chose not to seek a third term.

Edwin Reinecke had just earned the endorsement of the California Republican Assembly, a leading conservative group, when a Federal grand jury indicted him for perjury on April 3,1974.

Edwin Reinecke's indictment was an offshoot of the investigation into the Watergate scandal.

Edwin Reinecke was asked about an offer by Sheraton Hotels, a division of ITT Inc.

Edwin Reinecke told Senator Hiram Fong that the conversation took place after the settlement despite his earlier comment to a reporter that the conversation had taken place several months earlier.

Edwin Reinecke stayed in the race for governor, but was defeated by Flournoy, who went on to lose to Jerry Brown in the general election.

Edwin Reinecke was convicted of perjury in July 1974, but refused to resign until the state law required him to do so.

Edwin Reinecke died of natural causes on Christmas Eve 2016, in Laguna Hills, California, at the age of 92.