Ken Maddy

Kenneth Leon Maddy (May 22, 1934 – February 19, 2000) was a Republican member of the California State Assembly and State Senate from Fresno.

"As someone who spent nearly three decades in the Capitol attempting to craft Bipartisan solutions to the State's problems, I have seen firsthand that moderation in forming policy is in the best interest of California." - Senator Kenneth L. Maddy

Maddy was born in Santa Monica. He attended Fresno State College and graduated in 1957 with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. He served in the State Assembly for Fresno County from 1971 to 1978.

Maddy ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 1978 Republican primary, having finished in third place with 484,583 votes (19.2 percent). The nomination went to state Attorney General Evelle J. Younger, but he was defeated by the Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr., in the general election.

Maddy was then elected to the State Senate in a 1979 Special Election, serving there until 1998. He was the chairman for the Senate Republican Caucus from 1979 to 1983 and was the Republican Leader of the Senate from 1987 to 1995.

Maddy received numerous awards during his lifetime, including the CSU Alumnus of the Year Award in 1981 and the CSU Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. He died in 2000, and was interred in Inglewood Memorial Park in Inglewood, California.

March 4, 2000 - 'A Celebration of the Life of Kenneth L. Maddy'

"Born in Santa Monica, California, Kenneth Leon Maddy graduated from Inglewood High School (1952), CSU-Fresno (1957) and UCLA Law School - JD (1963). Before attending law school, he served in the U.S. Air Force as an Air Police Officer (1957-1960). He practiced law and lived in Fresno, California until elected to the State Assembly in 1970. As a young lawyer, he became one of the few attorneys to argue successfully a case before the United States Supreme Court. Because of his active community involvement and strong local campaign, he won an upset election in one of the most Democratic districts in the State.

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