Omer L. Rains Papers, 1973-1982.

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Omer L. Rains Papers, 1973-1982.

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Collection of a California legislator (State Senate), 18th Senatorial District (Santa Barbara/Ventura). Includes bill files, committee files, legislation, campaign/election files, press releases, speech files, subject files, and binders with biographical information.

35 linear ft. (31 boxes)

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7010841

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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California. Legislature. Senate

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Rains, Omer L.

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Omer Rains, b. 1941 in Missouri, began his political career by serving in the Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney's Office from 1966-1969. He served in the California State Senate 1974-1982. His primary interests were legal and ethical issues. Rains was also active on issues of education financing, nuclear waste disposal, property tax legislation, and social issues. From the description of Oral history interview with Hon. Omer L. Rains, 1990 : oral history transcript / by Arlen...

Rains, Omer L., 1941-

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Omer Rains served in the Ventura County District Attorney's office from 1966 to 1969. He chaired the Ventura County Bar Association Ethics Commission and the Ventura Planning Commission. He was elected to the California State Senate in a special election in 1974. He served from 1974 to 1982. He left the senate to run for California attorney general, but was defeated by John Van De Kamp. Rains was active on numerous topics such as education financing, nuclear waste dispos...