•HRES 180 EH 
Whereas Leo McCarthy instituted reforms in the California 
Assembly to provide more accountability and greater pub-
lic access; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was a champion of coastal protection 
and secured passage of the California Coastal Act; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy worked to secure permanent financ-
ing for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was elected Lieutenant Governor of 
the State of California three times, serving from 1982 
through 1994; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy established the Feminization of Pov-
erty Task Force, comprised of women leaders from busi-
ness executives to former welfare recipients to develop 
ways to overcome economic barriers that confront women; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy helped implement the Greater Ave-
nues for Independence (GAIN) program to help welfare 
recipients move into the workforce; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy collaborated with business leaders 
and advocates to publish ‘‘Child Care: The Bottom Line’’ 
to educate businesses about the economic and produc-
tivity benefits of employer-provided child care; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy sponsored the Nursing Home Pa-
tients’ Protection Act, which made landmark improve-
ments in the treatment of patients in nursing homes; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy drafted and sponsored a resolution 
declaring breast cancer an epidemic in California and 
called for Federal action; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy sponsored the Mammography Quality 
Assurance Act to create new standards governing mam-
mography facilities and technology;
•HRES 180 EH 
Whereas Leo McCarthy worked to promote minority and 
women-owned businesses, publishing and distributing 
100,000 copies of the award-winning guide, ‘‘Starting 
and Succeeding in Business: A Special Publication for 
Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses’’; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy established the Task Force on the 
Seriously Mentally Ill to develop an alternative service de-
livery system to assist Californians suffering from severe 
mental illnesses; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy sponsored the Chemical Safety Act to 
facilitate toxic waste prevention and cleanup; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy established the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor’s Commission on the Prevention of Hate Violence 
to investigate the causes of hate crimes and identify inno-
vative ways of promoting tolerance; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy, serving as acting Governor, led the 
State of California through the initial turmoil of the 
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy served on the University of California 
Board of Regents and the California State University 
Board of Trustees; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was twice a candidate for the United 
States Senate; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was appointed to the National Gam-
bling Impact Study Commission; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was a beloved mentor to generations 
of public servants; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy founded the Leo T. McCarthy Center 
for Public Service and the Common Good at the Univer-
sity of San Francisco;
•HRES 180 EH 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was, for 51 years, the beloved hus-
band of Jacqueline Burke McCarthy; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy was the father of two daughters and 
two sons, and grandfather of 11; 
Whereas Leo McCarthy earned the highest respect of the peo-
ple of California for his record of accomplishment on 
their behalf; and 
Whereas the House of Representatives has learned of the 
death of Leo McCarthy on February 5, 2007: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) expresses its profound sorrow and deep condo-
lences to the McCarthy family on the occasion of the 
death of Leo McCarthy on February 5, 2007; and 
(2) directs the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives to transmit a copy of this resolution to the family 
of Leo McCarthy. 
Attest:
Clerk.