Millender-McDonald is settling in to her new job because her predecessor as representative of the 37th Congressional District had to make an early departure. Tucker resigned in December after being convicted of extortion and income tax fraud stemming from his days as mayor of Compton. He was se...
Declaring himself “ready to contribute something on the national level,” Waite said Wednesday he plans to seek the Democratic nomination for the 37th Congressional District, which spans most of Riverside County. Advertisement If he wins the nomination, Waite almost assuredly would face four-term ...
Despite his conviction, Tucker is not obliged to give up his 37th District congressional seat. The House code of conduct calls for a convicted member to refrain from taking part in committee business and from voting on the House floor, but he may keep his congressional seat and salary and m...
The Democrat, a civil rights advocate, moved into politics from the ranks of organized labor. He won election in 1958 after campaigning in his 7th District in a milk truck. He served six terms in the House of Representatives through the tumultuous 1960s, only to lose in the 1970 Democratic...
NEW YORK —Richard Nixon, who strode the world stage for decades and was the only American President to resign his office to avoid impeachment, died Friday night, four days after suffering a stroke. He was 81 years old. A spokesman said Nixon, the nation’s 37th President, was pronounced...