Leo T. McCarthy
| Leo T. McCarthy | |
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| 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California | |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 2, 1995 |
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| Governor |
George Deukmejian (1983–91) Pete Wilson (1991–95) |
| Preceded by | Mike Curb |
| Succeeded by | Gray Davis |
| 57th Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
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In office 1974–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Moretti |
| Succeeded by | Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., |
| Member of the California State Assembly from District 18 | |
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In office 1975–1983 |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from District 19 | |
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In office 1969–1975 |
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| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
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In office 1964–1968 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 15, 1930 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | February 5, 2007 (aged 76) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Resting place | Colma, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Lee Burke |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1951–1952 |
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Leo Tarcissus McCarthy (August 15, 1930 – February 5, 2007) was a New Zealand-born American politician and businessman. He served as the 43rd lieutenant governor of California from 1983 to 1995.
McCarthy was born in Auckland, but moved with his parents to San Francisco, California at the age of four. He went to elementary school at Mission Dolores. He then went to high school at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, and also attended college and law school within the city, receiving his B.A. in history from the University of San Francisco and a law degree from San Francisco Law School.
McCarthy served in the United States Air Force, 1951–1952, during the Korean War, briefly taking part in a Strategic Air Command mission to Saudi Arabia to simulate the start of World War III.
In 1958, the year that saw the Democrats capture statewide offices for the first time since World War II, McCarthy managed the successful campaign for State Senate of John Eugene McAteer, and after the election, served as McAteer's administrative assistant.
McCarthy first ran for office himself in 1963 when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He served there until 1967. In 1968, he was elected to the State Assembly, serving as speaker of the Assembly from 1974 to 1980. (Art Agnos, elected mayor of San Francisco in 1988, had his political start as McCarthy's first legislative assistant, and later as the speaker's chief of staff.) As speaker, McCarthy earned a reputation as a partisan, take-no-prisoners insider in Democratic Party politics.
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