Beilenson, Anthony C. (Anthony Charles), 1932-2017

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li>11/08/1994 CA District 24 Won 49.35% (+1.83%)</li>
<li>06/07/1994 CA District 24 - D Primary Won 86.73% (+73.47%)</li>
<li>11/03/1992 CA District 24 Won 55.53% (+16.42%)</li>
<li>11/06/1990 CA District 23 Won 61.73% (+27.54%)</li>
<li>11/08/1988 CA District 23 Won 63.49% (+30.35%)</li>
<li>06/07/1988 CA District 23 - D Primary Won 84.17% (+68.33%)</li>
<li>11/04/1986 CA District 23 Won 65.75% (+33.95%)</li>
<li>06/03/1986 CA District 23 - D Primary Won 88.11% (+80.59%)</li>
<li>11/06/1984 CA District 23 Won 61.57% (+24.71%)</li>
<li>06/05/1984 CA District 23 - D Primary Won 87.98% (+75.97%)</li>
<li>11/02/1982 CA District 23 Won 59.55% (+19.11%)</li>
<li>11/04/1980 CA District 23 Won 63.20% (+31.74%)</li>
<li>06/03/1980 CA District 23 - D Primary Won 85.34% (+70.67%)</li>
<li>11/07/1978 CA District 23 Won 65.64% (+31.29%)</li>
<li>06/06/1978 CA District 23 - D Primary Won 80.49% (+60.98%)</li>
<li>11/02/1976 CA District 23 Won 60.18% (+20.36%)</li>
<li>06/08/1976 CA District 23 - D Primary Won 57.75% (+36.90%)</li>
<li>11/05/1974 CA State Senate 22 Won 68.04% (+38.35%)</li>
<li>11/03/1970 CA State Senate 26 Won 70.56% (+43.15%)</li>
<li>06/04/1968 CA US Senate - D Primary Lost 22.62% (-36.37%)</li>
<li>11/08/1966 CA State Senate 26 Won 63.62% (+27.23%)</li>
<li>11/03/1964 CA State Assembly 59 Won 67.96% (+35.92%)</li>
<li>11/06/1962 CA State Assembly 59 Won 62.37% (+24.74%)</li>
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BEILENSON, Anthony Charles, a Representative from California; born in New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., October 26, 1932; attended schools in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; graduated, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., 1950; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1954; L.L.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1957; admitted to the California state bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Beverly Hills; member of the California state assembly, 1963-1966; member of the California state senate, 1967-1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress; chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred First Congress); died on March 5, 2017, in Los Angeles, Calif.

<p>Anthony Charles Beilenson (October 26, 1932 – March 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic Congressman from Southern California. He served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until 1997.</p>

<p>Beilenson was born in New Rochelle, New York, and grew up in an upscale suburb of New York City. He attended Harvard University, where he earned BA (1954) and JD (1957) degrees. Beilenson then relocated to Los Angeles and became a partner in a Beverly Hills law firm which represented the film industry.</p>

<p>Beilenson was elected to the California State Assembly in 1963, serving until 1967, and then served in the California State Senate from 1967 to 1976. Among his accomplishments in the California State Legislature was winning enactment of the "Beilenson Act", which requires public hearings whenever hospitals in California are closed or reduce services. His most noteworthy accomplishment was as author of the 1967 Therapeutic Abortion Act, one of the most liberal abortion laws at that time, which legalized abortion when a woman’s mental or physical health was at risk or if pregnancy resulted from rape or incest.</p>