Lou Papan
| Lou Papan | |
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Lou Papan
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| Member, Daly City Council | |
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In office 1970–1972 |
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| Constituency | Daly City, California |
| California State Assemblymember | |
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In office 1972–1986 |
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| Preceded by | Leo Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Jackie Speier |
| Constituency | 27th District; renumbered 19th District in 1974 |
| California State Assemblymember | |
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In office 1996–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Jackie Speier |
| Succeeded by | Gene Mullin |
| Constituency | 19th District |
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| Born | August 2, 1928 |
| Died | April 28, 2007 (aged 78) California,  United States
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| Spouse(s) | Irene |
| Children | Virginia, Diane, John |
| Residence |
United States
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Louis John Papan (August 2, 1928 – April 28, 2007) was a Democratic California politician. He was known as the "Dean of the Assembly" for his 20 years in the California State Assembly.
The son of Greek immigrants, was named Elias Papandricopoulos (Greek: Ηλίας Παναδρικόπουλος) but the doctor did not know how to spell Elias and thus he was named Luis Papan. Lou Papan spoke only Greek when he began elementary school. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II and a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received his BA in Economics in 1951 from Syracuse University in New York. After graduating from Syracuse, Papan was a Special Agent in the FBI in San Francisco and Chicago. He became a real estate broker and general insurance agent in 1958 and co-founded the Peninsula Bank of Commerce in 1981.
In 1970, he was elected to the Daly City Council. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1972, where he served until 1986. Papan served as Speaker Pro Tempore from 1974 to 1976, and chaired the powerful Assembly Rules Committee from 1976 to 1986. Instead of seeking reelection to an eighth term in the Assembly in 1986, Papan ran for the 8th State Senate District seat but was defeated by independent candidate Quentin L. Kopp.
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