Carlos Moorhead
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Mel Levine |
| Succeeded by | Jim Rogan |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | James C. Corman |
| Succeeded by | Michael Huffington |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 20th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | H. Allen Smith |
| Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater, Jr. |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
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In office 1967-1972 |
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May 5, 1922 Long Beach, California |
| Died | November 23, 2011 (aged 89) La Cañada Flintridge, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Valery Tyler Moorhead |
| Children | Steve, Teri, and Paul Bradford (step children). Preceded in death by two daughters (Teresa and Cathy) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale) in 1940 and earned a B.A. from the UCLA in 1943 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1949. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Moorhead was admitted to the California State Bar in 1949 and commenced practice in Glendale; he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1973, and was a member of the California Law Revision Commission. From 1967 to 1972, he was a member of the California State Assembly, and was elected as a Republican to the 93rd and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1997. He was not a candidate for reelection to the 105th Congress. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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