Randolph Collier | |
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Member of the California's Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office 1938–1966 |
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Preceded by | Henry M. McGuinness |
Succeeded by | Fred W. Marler Jr. |
Member of the California's Senate from the 1st district | |
In office 1966–1976 |
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Preceded by | Stanley Arnold |
Succeeded by | Ray E. Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Etna, California |
July 26, 1902
Died | August 2, 1983 United States |
(aged 81)
Political party | Republican, Democratic |
Randolph Collier (July 26, 1902 – August 2, 1983) was a member of the California State Senate. He was Senator for the Second District from 1939 to 1966, and for the First District from 1967–76. He was initially a member of the Republican Party but moved to the Democratic Party in 1959.
Collier served as Chairman of the California Senate Transportation Committee and was the sponsor and co-author of the Collier–Burns Highway Act of 1947 which established the California transportation infrastructure. He was Chairman of the Senate Interim Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges. Collier was an opponent of rapid transit. He has a rest stop in Siskiyou County, where he lived all his life, named after him, as well as a tunnel on the Redwood Highway, Route 199.