Douglas H. Bosco
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Eugene A. Chappie |
| Succeeded by | Frank Riggs |
| Member of the California House of Representatives from the 2nd district |
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In office 1979–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Keene |
| Succeeded by | Dan Hauser |
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July 28, 1946 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle |
| Residence | Santa Rosa, California |
| Alma mater | Willamette University |
| Occupation | Attorney and newspaper owner |
Douglas Harry Bosco (born July 28, 1946) is a former U.S. Representative from California.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Bosco attended Homestead High School, Sunnyvale, California. He graduated from the Capitol Page School in Washington, D.C., 1963. He received a B.A. from Willamette University in 1968 and a J.D. from Willamette Law in 1971. He was admitted to the California bar in 1971, and commenced practice in San Rafael. He served as director of the California Department of Human Relations in 1973. He became executive director of the Marin County Housing Authority in 1974.
Mr. Bosco was elected to the California State Assembly, and served from 1978 to 1982. In 1979, he wrote and passed the Renewable Resources Investment Act with then Governor Jerry Brown, which set up a state fund to protect fisheries, forests, urban forests, and the coastline. He served as a delegate to the 1980 Democratic National Convention and as a delegate to the California State Democratic convention in 1982.
In 1982, Mr. Bosco won the Democratic nomination for California's 1st congressional district, which had been renumbered from the 2nd District after redistricting. Then, in a major upset, he defeated 20-year incumbent, Republican Don Clausen by just over two points. In Congress, Mr. Bosco, an advocate of fishery and natural resource conservation, authored the California Wilderness Act, the Smith River National Recreation Area Act. And in 1989, along with Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi, Mr. Bosco co-authored the legislation to preserve the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, protecting the coast of northern California from offshore oil drilling.
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