Dick Mountjoy
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Richard L. "Dick" Mountjoy (born January 13, 1932) is a Republican politician from Monrovia, California.
[edit] Personal life
Mountjoy was born in Los Angeles. He is married to Earline Winnett. He has two sons, Michael and Dennis Lee, and one daughter, Judy. Dennis was a member of the California State Assembly, having represented his father's old district from 2000 to 2006.
[edit] Political career
Mountjoy served as the mayor of Monrovia from 1968 to 1976. He served in the California State Assembly from 1978-1995. While there he introduced California Proposition 187, which denied government services to illegal immigrants. He served in the California State Senate from 1995- 2000. His political platform fits with that of the conservative wing of the Republican Party: he is pro-life, opposes same-sex marriage, and supports both the war in Iraq and possible military intervention in Iran.
On September 22, 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that a statement in his website's biography, that he served in the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri, was incorrect; ship records later confirmed that he actually served aboard the USS Bremerton. Mountjoy said, "I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn’t come from me." However, Feinstein's campaign opined that the error raised enough doubts about Mountjoy’s credibility that Mountjoy was "not qualified to serve the people of California."[1]
Mountjoy was defeated by incumbent U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein by a wide margin (59-35 percent) in the general election held on November 7, 2006.
