Oral history interview with Frank D. Vicencia : oral history transcript / By Raphael Sonenshein, California State University, Fullerton, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1987.

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Oral history interview with Frank D. Vicencia : oral history transcript / By Raphael Sonenshein, California State University, Fullerton, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1987.

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Frank Vicencia discusses lobbying and the legislature before and after the political reforms of Proposition 9 in 1974. There is a special focus on the speakership battles of 1974 and 1980 as well as on the factional divisions within the Democratic caucus. Vicencia's service as speaker pro tem is highlighted.

xi, 192 p.; 29 cm.

California State Archives

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Sonenshein, Raphael J.

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State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)

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Administrative History Documentation of California state government with the use of oral history techniques began in 1969 with the Earl Warren Era Oral History Project. It was initiated by the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library and "centered on key developments in politics and government administration at the state and county level, innovations in criminal justice, public health, and social welfare from 1928-1953." ...

Vicencia, Frank D. (Frank David), 1931-

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Frank David Vicencia was elected in 1974 to the California State Assembly representing the Fifty-fourth District. Born and raised in the southern Los Angeles County area he represented, he was a respected businessman and lobbyist at the time of his election. He became known for his efforts to curb child abuse and was a confidant of many prominent legislators. Respected by his peers as a powerful legislator, he was almost selected as a compromise speaker, and was elected speaker pro tem from 1983...