Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician. He was Oakland's forty-eighth mayor. From 1971 to 1998, he was elected to thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Northern California's 9th Congressional District.
Quick facts 48th Mayor of Oakland, Preceded by ...
Ron Dellums |
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January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
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| Succeeded by | Jean Quan |
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January 3, 1993 – February 6, 1998 |
| Preceded by | Pete Stark |
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| Succeeded by | Barbara Lee |
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January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
| Preceded by | Pete Stark |
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| Succeeded by | Nancy Pelosi |
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January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 |
| Preceded by | Jeffery Cohelan |
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| Succeeded by | George Miller |
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January 20, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
| Preceded by | Les Aspin |
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| Succeeded by | Floyd Spence |
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January 3, 1979 – January 20, 1993 |
| Preceded by | Charles Diggs |
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| Succeeded by | Pete Stark |
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| Born | Ronald Vernie Dellums
(1935-11-24)November 24, 1935
Oakland, California, U.S. |
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| Died | July 30, 2018(2018-07-30) (aged 82)
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Spouse(s) | Athurine (div.)
Leola "Roscoe" Higgs (1962–div 1999)
Cynthia Lewis (2000–d. 2018) |
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| Children | Erik, Piper, Brandy, Pam and Michael |
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| Alma mater | San Francisco State University, B.A. 1960
University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare, M.S.W. 1962 |
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| Allegiance | United States |
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| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
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| Years of service | 1954–1956 |
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| Rank | Private First Class |
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When President Ronald Reagan vetoed Dellums' Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, a Democratic-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate overrode Reagan's veto, the first override of a presidential foreign policy veto in the 20th century.[2]
Dellums died on July 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C. from prostate cancer, aged 82.[3]
