1. John Vasconcellos represented Silicon Valley as a member of the California State Assembly for 30 years and a California State Senator for 8 years.
11 Facts About John Vasconcellos
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John Vasconcellos graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University.
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In 1966, John Vasconcellos ran for and won a seat in the California State Assembly, taking office January 2,1967.
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John Vasconcellos proposed the State Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem in October 1986.
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John Vasconcellos held the positions until he was forced out of the Assembly in 1996 by term limits.
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John Vasconcellos then ran for, and won, a seat in the California State Senate, again representing Silicon Valley.
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John Vasconcellos served two terms in the State Senate, again forced to retire by term limits.
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In March 2004, John Vasconcellos introduced Senate Bill 1606, known as Training Wheels for Citizenship, which would allow people 14 or older to vote.
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Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies, compared this bill's fractional vote to the policy of the Three-Fifths Compromise, which gave slaves three-fifths representation in the early history of the US John Vasconcellos abandoned the bill after it fell one vote short in the final committee.
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John Vasconcellos was known for his work on public education and the state budget during his career in the legislature.
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John Vasconcellos died at his home in Santa Clara, California, from multiple organ failure, thirteen days after his 82nd birthday.