Dunlap, John F., 1922-

John Dunlap served as California State Assemblyman 1967-1974. During that time he served on various committees such as Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Education. In 1974 he was elected to the California State Senate where he served another four years. Throughout his career with the legislature he was particularly concerned with environmental legislation.

From the description of Oral history interview with John F. Dunlap : oral history transcript / By Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 214934396

Biographical Sketch

John F. Dunlap was first elected to the State Assembly in 1966 to represent the 5th Assembly District, Napa and Solano Counties, and was reelected in subsequent elections. As an Assemblyman Dunlap was closely involved with the issues of tax reform, improvement of the quality of education, improved care for the mentally ill, equal opportunity programs, and environmental controls, particularly involving preservation of our coastline and protection of the public's interest in it. In 1974 Dunlap was elected to the State Senate representing the 4th Senatorial District.

From the guide to the John F. Dunlap Papers, (California State Archives)