19 Facts About Robert Lagomarsino

Robert John Lagomarsino was an American politician and lawyer from California who served in the United States House of Representatives.

Robert Lagomarsino attended the schools of Ventura and was a 1944 graduate of Ventura High School.

Robert Lagomarsino served as a pharmacist mate in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and was a veteran of World War II.

Robert Lagomarsino graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1950 from the University of California, Santa Barbara and in 1953 he received a JD from the Santa Clara University School of Law.

Robert Lagomarsino was admitted to the bar in 1954 and practiced law in Ventura.

Robert Lagomarsino held this office until resigning in late 1961 to enter the California Senate.

In 1974, Congressman Charles Teague, of what was then California's 13th congressional district, where Robert Lagomarsino resided, died suddenly.

Robert Lagomarsino was elected to replace Teague as the 13th district congressman in a special election in 1974.

Robert Lagomarsino was the only Republican in a 1974 special election to hold a district for his party.

Robert Lagomarsino was a Congressional Observer to the Geneva Arms Controls Talks and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, which oversaw US relations with Canada, Central America, and South America.

Robert Lagomarsino was Chairman of the National Republican Institute for International Affairs, Co-Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Afghanistan, and a member of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Committee.

Robert Lagomarsino toured the Panama Canal as part of President Carter's diplomacy and observed Panama's national elections and Kuwait invasion under President Bush.

Robert Lagomarsino attended annual interparliamentary conferences in Mexico and on the European continent.

Robert Lagomarsino was a leader in efforts to open overseas markets to US products and to ban the transfer of strategic goods or technology.

Rather than run against Gallegly, Robert Lagomarsino moved to the 22nd District, part of which he already represented, and ran for re-election there.

Robert Lagomarsino was challenged in the Republican primary by millionaire Michael Huffington, who defeated Lagomarsino by nearly seven percentage points.

Robert Lagomarsino was a long-time advocate of establishing a state college in his native Ventura County.

Robert Lagomarsino's goal came to fruition in 2002, with the establishment of the California State University Channel Islands.

Robert Lagomarsino died on February 7,2021, at his family ranch in Ojai, California.