Which school did Ron Packard go to from 1952 to 1953?
Ron Packard Ronald C . Packard , D.M.D . ( born January 19 , 1931 ) is a retired Republican politician from California who served in the U.S . House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 . Biography . Packard was born and raised in Meridian , Idaho . He attended Meridian High School , Brigham Young University , Portland State University , and University of Oregon Dental School ( now the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry ) , where he received a D.M.D . in 1957 . He was in the Navy Dental Corps during 1957–1959 , and worked as a dentist after leaving the Navy . Packard first entered politics as a trustee of the Carlsbad Unified School District in California , and served during 1962–1974 . He was elected to the Carlsbad City Council in 1976 , then elected Mayor of Carlsbad in 1978 . While mayor , he was active in community and regional affairs , serving on the transportation policy committee of the League of California Cities , as a Director of North County Transit District , and as President of the Council of Mayors for San Diego County . 1982 election . 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 . Creans character came into issue , with his negative ads and false claim of endorsement by Ronald Reagan , so Packard launched a campaign as a write-in candidate . Packard ran a poll which found that voters would vote for him , especially if they knew how to write him in . Packard campaigned with a gigantic pencil as a prop while giving out golf pencils to district residents . An organized effort among fellow Mormons helped the campaign . 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 . NPRs Ken Rudin described the race this way : Packard was only the third person to be elected to Congress as a write-in candidate , a victory later documented in Campaigns and Elections and due in part to the efforts of Russell Reed Benedict . The two previously successful congressional write-in candidates were U.S . Rep . Joe Skeen ( R-New Mexico 2d Dist. ) in 1980 and Sen . Strom Thurmond ( R-S . Carolina ) in 1954 . Subsequently , Alaska Republican U.S . Senator Lisa Murkowski lost her party primary in 2010 , but waged a successful write-in campaign against Joe Miller , the Republican primary winner and narrowly defeated him in the general election . Upon being sworn in , Packard joined the Republican caucus . He was reelected as a Republican eight times with little opposition in the heavily Republican district . Tenure . Packards congressional career included membership on the House Appropriations Committee . Packard served a total of nine terms and then retired from the House at the end of his term in 2001 to spend time with his family . In Congress he was known as a deficit hawk , a critic of legislative pork , and opponent of illegal immigration . He was succeeded by Republican Darrell Issa . Retirement and private life . A U.S . Post Office building in Oceanside , California was named for him in 2002 . Packard and his wife Jean live in Utah . They had seven children . Packard works part-time as a lobbyist in Washington , D.C. . The westernmost 16.6-miles of California State Route 78 between Interstate 5 in Oceanside , California and Interstate 15 in Escondido , California is designated Ronald Packard Parkway .