Ron Packard

Ronald Charleston "Ron" Packard, D.M.D. (born January 19, 1931) is a retired Republican politician from California. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001.^[1]

Ron Packard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 48th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Darrell Issa
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 43rd district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Clair Burgener
Succeeded by	Ken Calvert
Personal details
Born	(1931-01-19) January 19, 1931 (age 94) Meridian, Idaho, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jean Packard

In 1982, Packard lost the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives in a crowded field of candidates to Johnnie Crean by 92 votes.^[2] After Crean faced controversy, such as laying about being endorsed by then-President Ronald Reagan, Packard ran as a write-in candidate. He won the election in 1982 beating Crean. Packard won the election by 11,000 votes to become the first independent write-in candidate to defeat candidates of both the Democratic and Republican parties.