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January 22, 2017 by WICP 4 Comments

Lucy Killea (1922-2017)

Photo by California State Senate
Photo by California State Senate

“From her work at the CIA and on Eleanor Roosevelt’s staff at the first United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to her early support of San Diego’s trolley and downtown redevelopment, she forged her own path in a political world largely dominated by men…

Killea served on the city council for five years and spent 14 years in the state Assembly and Senate, retiring from public service in 1996. She continued working with civic organizations and was known for her decades-long push to improve cross-border relations with Mexico…

Of all the things she lent her drive to, advocating for women was paramount. Killea was one of a handful of women in office in Sacramento when she was first elected, and she deftly navigated the Legislature. And when other women entered office, Killea showed them how to be effective lawmakers in a world dominated by men.”

Source: “Lucy Killea, political trailblazer who was denied Communion for supporting abortion rights, dies at 94” by Lyndsay Winkley and Joshua Stewart in the Los Angeles Times (1/19/2017)

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  1. planetphim.com says

    July 17, 2017 at 1:35 am

    Killea was subsequently re-elected in 1992, switching from the Democratic Party to Independent.

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    • Sunny Mojonnier says

      January 25, 2018 at 1:53 am

      You are Correct.

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  2. Sunny Mojonnier says

    December 16, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    Thank you. This will be emailed to the site editor.

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  3. Sunny Mojonnier says

    January 25, 2018 at 1:47 am

    YOU ARE CORRECT.

    Reply

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