SEVENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, and Union (11 counties). Population (1930), 281,173.

WADE HAMPTON KITCHENS, Democrat, of Magnolia, Ark.; born near Falcon, Nevada County, Ark.; son of James Monroe and Margaret F. Kitchens; educated in the public schools, the University of Arkansas, at Fayetteville; taught school; was graduated in law from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., in 1900; admitted to the bar in Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Philippine Islands; served 2 years in Spanish-American War-Philippine Insurrection; practiced law in Philippine Islands 7 years, and at Magnolia, Ark., since 1909, excepting 2 years during the World War; enlisted in the United States Army May 18, 1917; commissioned captain of Infantry by President Woodrow Wilson August 5, 1917, and served 1 year in the United States and 1 year in Europe; elected a member of the State House of Representatives of Arkansas in 1929 and again in 1931; married to Miss Lillie Ethel Dempsey, January 7, 1906, and they have two children-W. H. Kitchens, Jr., and Gladys Kathleen Kitchens (W. H., Jr., graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1927, and from George Washington Law School, Washington, D. C., in 1930; Gladys graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1935); nominated by the Democratic Party to the Seventy-fifth Congress, and carried 10 of the 11 counties; was elected with opposition to the Seventy-fifth Congress November 3, 1936, and carried every county in the district.

CALIFORNIA

(Population (1930), 5,677,251)
SENATORS

HIRAM WARREN JOHNSON, Republican, was born in Sacramento, Calif., September 2, 1866; was married in the city of Sacramento to Minnie McNeal, daughter of Archibald McNeal, and of this marriage there are two sons, both adults-Hiram Warren Johnson, Jr., and Archibald McNeal Johnson; resided in Sacramento until 1902, and then removed to San Francisco; present residence, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco; educated in the public schools of Sacramento and University of California; by profession, lawyer; elected Governor of California in 1910; reelected Governor in 1914; elected United States Senator in 1916; reelected in 1922, 1928, and again in 1934.

WILLIAM GIBBS McADO0, Democrat, of Los Angeles, Calif., was born near Marietta, Ga., October 31, 1863, the son of Judge William Gibbs McAdoo (LL. D.) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo; educated at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.; honorary A. M., Hamilton College, 1909; LL. D., University of North Carolina, 1916, University of Southern California, 1923, Mercer University, 1927, and Tusculum College, 1927; L. H. D., Lincoln University, 1932; lawyer; conceived system of rapid transit tunnels under the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, and from 1902 to 1913 was president of the company which constructed and operated them; delegate from New York to the Democratic National Convention at Baltimore in 1912; vice chairman and acting chairman of the Democratic National Committee in the 1912 campaign when Woodrow Wilson was elected President; appointed Secretary of the Treasury, March 1913, and served until December 16, 1918, when he resigned; Director General of the Railroads of the United States from December 28, 1917, until January 10, 1919, when he resigned; in 1922 moved to Los Angeles, where he maintains a law office and practices law under his own name; in 1932 was elected Democratic national committeeman for California, and was chairman of the California delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1932; elected United States Senator from California, November 8, 1932, by a plurality over his Republican opponent of 273,448; chairman of the California delegation to the Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia in 1936, and reelected national committeeman; author of The Challenge (1928) and Crowded Years (autobiography, 1931); married, September 14, 1935, Doris Cross, of San Diego, Calif.

REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, Sutter, and Yuba (11 counties). Population (1930), 263,748.

CLARENCE FREDERICK LEA, Democrat, of Santa Rosa; born in Lake County, Calif., July 11, 1874; son of James M. and Elizabeth Lea; attended common schools, Lakeport Academy, Stanford University, and law department, University of Denver; admitted to bar, 1898; district attorney of Sonoma County 1907-17; president of the District Attorneys' Association of California, 1916-17; married Daisy A. Wright July 18, 1907; has served continuously beginning with the Sixty-fifth Congress, and thereafter reelected for nine consecutive terms as nominee of both the Democratic and Republican Parties; reelected as the Democratic nominee in 1936; chairman of the Democratic caucus of the Seventythird Congress; chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Seventy-fifth Congress.

SECOND DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Eldorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, and Tuolumne (18 counties). Population (1930), 165,595.

HARRY LANE ENGLEBRIGHT, Republican, of Nevada City, Calif., was born in that city January 2, 1884; graduated from the grammar and high schools of Nevada City, Calif., and attended the University of California; is a mining engineer by profession and is actively connected with various mining enterprises in California; from 1911 to 1914 was mineral inspector for the field division of the General Land Office; engineer for the State Conservation Commission of California; he is the son of William F. Englebright, deceased, who represented practically the same district in the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses; on December 14, 1912, he was married to Miss Marie Grace Jackson, of Nevada City, Calif.; they have one son, Harry Jackson Englebright; is a member of the American Mining Congress, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and from 1925 to 1926 was great sachem of the Improved Order of Red Men for the State of California; elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress at a special election August 31, 1926; reelected to the Seventieth Congress November 2, 1926, to the Seventy-first Congress November 6, 1928, to the Seventy-second Congress November 4, 1930, to the Seventy-third Congress November 8, 1932, to the Seventy-fourth Congress November 6, 1934; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress November 3, 1936, without opposition; Republican whip.

THIRD DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Napa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo (5 counties). Population (1930), 332,314.

FRANK HENRY BUCK, Democrat, of Vacaville, Calif.; born on a ranch near there on September 23, 1887; married and has six children; educated at Vacaville High School; graduated from University of California, 1908, with degree of B. L., and from Harvard Law School, 1911, with degree of LL. B.; admitted to the State bar of California in 1911; fruit grower; vice president of the American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Association (national trade organization); delegate to the Democratic National Conventions, Houston, 1928, and Philadelphia, 1936; chairman of the California Democratic State conventions, Sacramento, 1932 and 1936; elected to Seventy-third Congress on November 8, 1932; reelected to Seventy-fourth Congress in 1934 and to Seventy-fifth Congress in 1936.

FOURTH DISTRICT.-CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO: Assembly districts 20, 22, 27, and 28. Population (1930), 335,482.

FRANCK ROBERTS HAVENNER, Progressive, of San Francisco, Calif.; born in Sherwood, Md., September 20, 1882; attended Columbian College, Washington, D. C., and Stanford University, California; newspaper writer; member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1926-36; elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on November 3, 1936.

FIFTH DISTRICT.-CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO: Assembly districts 21, 23, 24, 25, and 26. Population (1930), 298,912.

RICHARD J. WELCH, Republican, of San Francisco; member of California State Senate from 1901 to 1913 and member of the legislative body of the city and county of San Francisco from 1916 to 1926; elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress to fill an unexpired term; reelected to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, Seventysecond, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses.

SIXTH DISTRICT.-COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA. ALAMEDA COUNTY: Assembly districts 13, 14, and 15. Population (1930), 308,897.

ALBERT E. CARTER, Republican, of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; born near Visalia, Tulare County, Calif.; graduated from the San Jose State Normal School and the University of California; married Martha Lee Grimsley; elected to Sixty-ninth and each succeeding Congress.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.-ALAMEDA County: Assembly districts 16, 17, 18, and 19. Population (1930), 244,594.

JOHN H. TOLAN, Democrat, of Oakland, Calif.; born at St. Peter, Minn., January 15, 1877; moved from Minnesota to Anaconda, Mont., in March 1897; attended University of Kansas Law School at Lawrence, Kans., and graduated in 1902, receiving degree of LL. B.; admitted to practice of law in Kansas in 1902 and in Montana the same year; county attorney in Deer Lodge County, Mont., 1904-6; moved to Oakland, Calif., in 1914 and practiced law there ever since; member of the State bar of California; married and has five children living; elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress, receiving 51,530 votes, Republican incumbent, 46,437 votes; was reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress, by a majority of 23,000 votes.

EIGHTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz (5 counties). Population (1930), 324,972.

JOHN J. McGRATH, Democrat, of San Mateo, Calif.; a resident of San Mateo County for 42 years; educated in the public schools; postmaster of San Mateo 9 years; president of Tri-City (San Mateo, Burlingame, and Hillsborough) Chamber of Commerce; president of Peninsula Industrial Conference; elected to the Seventy-third Congress, carrying all counties by largest majority ever given any Democrat for any office; renominated by Democratic, Republican, and Progressive Parties at primaries held on August 28, 1934, and reelected to the Seventyfourth Congress without opposition; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress; married to Mary Agnes Kelley, of San Mateo, Calif., and they have three children-Dr. J. G. McGrath, of New York City; Mrs. Jose Rey de Castro, of San Francisco; and Miss Maureen McGrath, of Washington, D. C.

NINTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus (5 counties). Popu lation (1930), 280,317.

BERTRAND W. GEARHART, Republican, of Fresno, was born at Fresno, Calif., on May 31, 1890, the son of John Wesley and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Gearhart; educated in the public schools at Fresno and at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1914 with the degree of bachelor of laws; by profession a lawyer, practicing at Fresno; assistant district attorney and district attorney of Fresno County, 1917-23; served in the World War from August 1917 to February 1919, in both the United States and in France; California State commander, 1930–31, and national executive committeeman, 1932– 34, of the American Legion; member of the State athletic commission by appointment of Gov. C. C. Young in 1931; member of the board of directors of the California Veterans' Home by appointment of Gov. James Rolph in 1932; elected and served as one of the 22 delegates to the California Constitutional Convention of 1933; nominated by both the Republican and Democratic Parties and elected, without opposition, to the Seventy-fourth Congress, on November 6, 1934; nominated by both the Republican and Democratic Parties and elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on November 3, 1936, with a vote of 82,360, against 2,571 cast for the candidate of the Communist Party, Carl Patterson.

TENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura (5 counties). Population (1930), 309,768.

ALFRED J. ELLIOTT, Democrat, of Tulare, Tulare County, Calif., was born on June 1, 1895, at Guinda, Yolo County, Calif.; married Miss Jessie June Soults, August 1, 1914, and they have two children-Esther and I. J.; practical farmer and livestock raiser; secretary-manager, Tulare-Kings Counties Fair since 1929; chairman, board of supervisors, Tulare County, 1933-37; member of California State Safety Council in 1936; member of California Supervisor Association, State welfare board, in 1935 and 1936; elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on May 4, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry E. Stubbs.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 42, 43, 47, and 48. Population (1930), 264,952.

JOHN STEVEN MCGROARTY, Democrat, of Tujunga, Calif.; native of Pennsylvania, in which State he was elected justice of the peace when 21 years of age; treasurer of his native county of Luzerne at 26, admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania at 32, later served on the legal staff of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. in Montana; removed to California in 1902, joining the editorial staff of the Los Angeles Times that year and still serving in that capacity; author of booksCalifornia: Its History and Romance, The King's Highway, Songs Along the Way, Wander Songs, Just California and Other Poems, and The Mass; author and producer of plays-The Mission Play, which has had a consecutive run of 21 years, La Golondrina, and El Dorado-which three plays form a trilogy of California historic dramas-Osceola, Babylon, and Romany; honorary degrees of doctor of literature (Litt. D.) from the University of Southern California and Loyola University; honorary degree of doctor of laws (LL. D.), University of Santa Clara; created Knight of St. Gregory by Pope Pius XI; created Knight Commander of Isabella the Catholic by King Alfonso XIII of Spain, and later confirmed by the Spanish Republic; made poet laureate of California by action of the State legislature; married; elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress, and reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

TWELFTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 49, 50, 51, and 53. Population (1930), 259,287.

JERRY VOORHIS, Democrat, of San Dimas, Calif.; born in Ottawa, Kans., April 6, 1901, of pioneer American stock; educated in the public schools of Kansas and of Michigan; graduated from Yale College in 1923, where he obtained Phi Beta Kappa standing; received his M. A. degree at Claremont College, California; made a good-will tour of Germany for Y. M. C. A. after graduation; upon return to the United States, worked as cowboy in Wyoming, handled freight on the railroads, and worked in automobile assembly plant; married Miss Louise Livingston, of Washington, Iowa, and they have one son and one daughter; headmaster of Voorhis School (school for underprivileged boys, where 60 boys make their home; learn farming, printing, mechanics, and a number of other vocations; go to school; publish a newspaper; organize athletic teams; and learn from living the fundamentals of Christian citizenship); member of the American Federation of Teachers; councilor of the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association; member of the Los Angeles County Board of Directors of the National Youth Administration; lay reader in the Episcopal Church; hobbies are boys, baseball, and American history; elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on November 3, 1936.

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 45, 52, 54, and 56. Population (1930), 349,686.

CHARLES KRAMER, Democrat, of Los Angeles, Calif.; attorney at law; born in Paducah, Ky.; attended public and parochial schools in Chicago, Ill., De Paul University, and Illinois College of Law; elected to the Seventy-third, Seventyfourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses by largest vote in State.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 44, 55, 62, and 64. Population (1930), 277,613.

THOMAS FRANCIS FORD, Democrat, of Los Angeles, Calif.; born at St. Louis, Mo., February 18, 1875, son of Thomas and Ellen (Ferris) Ford; educated in public and private schools, St. Louis, Mo., and Toledo, Ohio; entered Postal Service; studied law for 2 years; engaged in newspaper work; magazine and literary editor, Los Angeles Times, 1919-29; special lecturer on international trade, University of Southern California, 1920-21; publicity director of the Los Angeles water and power department, 1929-31; elected to the Los Angeles City Council in a "write-in" campaign, with public ownership and the curbing of special assessments as the issues; in Los Angeles City Council led the successful fight against those who were opposing the development of the city's power enterprise; married Lillian C. Cummings, of Los Angeles, on June 21, 1911; one daughter, deceased; author, with Lillian C. Ford, of The Foreign Trade of the United States, published by Chas. Scribner's Sons in 1920 and used in many colleges as a textbook; travel and economic research in Europe, in 1927; elected to the Seventy-third Congress on November 8, 1932, by 11,717 majority; vote cast: Thomas F. Ford, Democrat, 47,368; William D. Campbell, Republican, 35,598; scattering, 53; reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on November 3, 1936, by 63,365 votes, to Republican opponent's 25,497 votes.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 57, 58, 63, and 65. Population (1930), 300,133.

JOHN MARTIN COSTELLO, Democrat, of Hollywood, Calif.; born January 15, 1903, at Los Angeles, Calif.; educated in the Los Angeles public grammar schools and the Loyola University, Los Angeles, A. B., M. A., and LL. B.; admitted to California State bar in 1924; practicing attorney, 1924-34; elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 46, 59, 60, and 61. Population (1930), 296,077.

JOHN F. DOCKWEILER, Democrat, of Los Angeles, Calif.; born September 19, 1895, in Los Angeles, Calif.; son of Isidore Bernard and Gertrude (Reeve) Dockweiler; attended St. Vincent's College (high-school department) and Loyola College, of Los Angeles, graduating from the latter in 1918 with bachelor of arts degree and from the University of Southern California Law School in 1921 with juris doctor degree; postgraduate work and special courses at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1921-22; member of Delta Chi fraternity; Ramona Parlor 109, Native Sons of the Golden West; Newman Club; Knights of Columbus; attorney at law, admitted to bar of California, September 6, 1921; member of law firm of Dockweiler & Dockweiler, of Los Angeles; married Irene McManus in 1925; member of various Democratic committees and organizations, and Los Angeles and American Bar Associations; Member of the Seventy-third Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress by 118,850 votes; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress by 90,986 votes.

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 66, 67, and 68. Population (1930), 233,674.

CHARLES J. COLDEN, Democrat, of San Pedro, Calif.; born on a farm in Peoria County, Ill., in 1870; parents moved to Nodaway County, Mo., in 1880; educated in country schools and country colleges; taught school in Missouri and Iowa for 5 years; editor of country newspapers in northwest Missouri for 10 years; engaged in building residences in Kansas City, Mo., 1908-12; moved to San Pedro, Calif., in 1912, and engaged in realty investments; member from Nodaway County in the Missouri House of Representatives for two terms, 1901 and 1903; president of board of regents of Northwest Missouri Teachers College, 1905-8; member and president of Los Angeles Harbor Commission, 1923-25; member of Los Angeles City Council for two terms, 1925-29; studied social problems in Europe 1907-8; studied harbors and social conditions in a 9 months' trip around the world, 1930; delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia in 1936; elected to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventyfifth Congresses.

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.-LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Assembly districts 69, 70, and 71. Population (1930), 227,070.

BYRON NICHOLSON SCOTT, Democrat, of Long Beach, Calif.; elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

NINETEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino (3 counties). Population (1930), 333,598.

HARRY R. SHEPPARD, Democrat, of Yucaipa, Calif.; born in Mobile, Ala., January 10, 1883; educated in common schools and university; studied law 3 years; entered transportation department of the Santa Fe Railroad; active committee member of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; thence engaged in copper business in Alaska; traveled in three continents in behalf of business interests; developed King's Beverage and King's Laboratories, and served as president and general manager of the latter interests until 1934, at which time he retired from active business; elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on November 3, 1936.