Jerry Lewis (California)
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| Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Dave Obey |
| Succeeded by | Norm Dicks |
| Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Bill Young |
| Succeeded by | Dave Obey |
| Chairman of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Leader | Bob Michel |
| Preceded by | Dick Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Dick Armey |
| Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Leader | Bob Michel |
| Preceded by | Dick Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Mickey Edwards |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 41st district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Miller |
| Succeeded by | Mark Takano |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Cox |
| Succeeded by | Ed Royce |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 35th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | David Dreier |
| Succeeded by | Maxine Waters |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Shirley Neil Pettis |
| Succeeded by | Al McCandless |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 67th district |
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In office 1974–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Bannai |
| Succeeded by | Bill Leonard |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 73rd district |
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In office 1969–1974 |
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| Preceded by | L. Stewart Hinckley |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Burke |
| Personal details | |
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Charles Jeremy Lewis October 21, 1934 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Arlene Lewis |
| Residence | Redlands, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Insurance broker |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
Charles Jeremy "Jerry" Lewis (born October 21, 1934), is an American politician who was a U.S. Representative, last serving California's 41st congressional district. He was first elected to Congress in 1978, and previously represented the 40th, 35th, and 37th districts. A Republican, he is a former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, serving in that role during the 109th Congress. In January 2012 he announced that he was not running for re-election and would end his congressional career in January 2013.
Lewis was born in Seattle, Washington. In 1952 he graduated from San Bernardino High School in San Bernardino, California, where he captained the swim team and was a basketball star; his basketball jersey was later retired. In 1956 he received a B.A. from UCLA. Lewis served as a Coro Foundation fellow in San Francisco. After college, Lewis was in the insurance business.
He was a member of the San Bernardino School Board from 1964 to 1968. He was on the staff of Congressman Jerry Pettis in 1966.
He was a member of the California State Assembly from 1969 to 1978. In January 1974, he ran in a special election for the California State Senate, losing to Democrat Ruben Ayala. In the campaign, Ayala noted that two-thirds of the $130,000 that Lewis raised came from 43 donors — 22 of whom were Sacramento lobbyists.
In November 1978, Lewis was elected as a Republican to the 96th United States Congress, in what was then the 37th Congressional district, with 61% of the vote. He has been re-elected 16 times since then. He has never won re-election with less than 61% of the vote. In fact, he has only dipped below 65% four times (1990, 1992, 2006, and 2008).
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