Mervyn M. Dymally

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Mervyn M. Dymally

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 31st district
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993

Born	May 12, 1926 (1926-05-12) (age 82) Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago
Political party	Democratic

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (born May 12, 1926 in Cedros, Trinidad and Tobago) is a California Democratic politician of mixed Indo- and Afro-Trinidadian heritage. Dymally is currently a member of the California State Assembly after having come out of retirement in 2002 when Assemblyman Carl Washington was term limited. He was defeated in his bid to move up to the State Senate on June 3, 2008 by former Assemblyman Roderick "Rod" Wright, and will leave the Assembly in January 2009. Dymally was previously a member of the U.S. House from 1981 to 1993. After his retirement in 1993, Dymally stayed off the political scene for nearly 10 years. Prior to his time in Congress, he was the first Trinidadian to serve as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1975 until 1979, when he was defeated for reelection by Mike Curb. He also served as the first Trinidadian in the California State Senate prior to his time as lieutenant governor. As a member of the House of Representative, he was one of the first persons of African and Indian origin to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Dymally received his secondary education at Naparima College, San Fernando, Trinidad, his undergraduate education at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri and Los Angeles State College, his Master's degree from California State University, Sacramento, and his doctorate from United States International University (now Alliant International University), San Diego.

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Preceded by Montivel A. Burke	California State Assemblymember 52nd District 1962–1966	Succeeded by Bill Greene
Preceded by Vernon L. Sturgeon	California State Senator 29th District 1966–1974	Succeeded by Bill Greene
Preceded by John L. Harmer	Lieutenant Governors of California 1975–1979	Succeeded by Michael Curb
Preceded by Charles H. Wilson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 31st congressional district 1981–1993	Succeeded by Matthew G. Martinez
Preceded by Carl Washington	California State Assemblymember 52nd District 2002 – present	Incumbent

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Current members of the California State Assembly

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