John Seymour (California politician)
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'''John Francis Seymour Jr.'''{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-26-mn-3805-story.html|title=Seymour's Overdrive for Success|last=Decker|first=Cathleen|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 26, 1991|access-date=August 26, 2018}} (December 3, 1937 – April 18, 2026) was an American politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[California]] from 1991 to 1992. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was appointed to continue [[Pete Wilson]]'s term but lost the [[1992 United States Senate special election in California|special election]] to finish it to Democratic nominee and former San Francisco mayor [[Dianne Feinstein]].{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/states/CA/senators.htm#note2|title=States in the Senate − California's United States Senators|access-date=April 18, 2017}} As of 2026, he was the last Republican to serve as a U.S. senator from California. Seymour was also the last U.S. senator from southern California until [[Alex Padilla]] took office on January 20, 2021, replacing [[Kamala Harris]] when she was inaugurated as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]]. |
'''John Francis Seymour Jr.'''{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-26-mn-3805-story.html|title=Seymour's Overdrive for Success|last=Decker|first=Cathleen|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 26, 1991|access-date=August 26, 2018}} (December 3, 1937 – April 18, 2026) was an American politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[California]] from 1991 to 1992. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was appointed to continue [[Pete Wilson]]'s term but lost the [[1992 United States Senate special election in California|special election]] to finish it to Democratic nominee and former [[San Francisco mayor]] [[Dianne Feinstein]].{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/states/CA/senators.htm#note2|title=States in the Senate − California's United States Senators|access-date=April 18, 2017}} As of 2026, he was the last Republican to serve as a U.S. senator from California. Seymour was also the last U.S. senator from southern California until [[Alex Padilla]] took office on January 20, 2021, replacing [[Kamala Harris]] when she was inaugurated as [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]]. |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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