Georgetown University Law Center St . Anthony High School
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Dan Lungren Daniel Edward Lungren ( born September 22 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the U.S . Representative for from 2005 to 2013 . A member of the Republican Party , during his tenure , the district covered most of Sacramento County , portions of Solano County , as well as all of Alpine County , Amador County and Calaveras County . Lungren previously represented the Long Beach area in Congress from 1979 to 1989 and served as the 29th Attorney General of California from 1991 to 1999 . He was the Republican nominee for Governor of California in 1998 , losing to Democrat Gray Davis . As of 2020 , he was the last Republican to serve as California Attorney General . In Congress , he was a member of the Republican Study Committee . Early life , education and private career . Dan Lungren was born in Long Beach , California , of Irish , Swedish and Scottish descent . From 1952 , Lungrens father , John , was the personal physician to and a close friend of former President Richard Nixon . Lungren graduated from St . Anthony High School in 1964 and matriculated to the University of Notre Dame , where he earned an A.B . degree with honors in English in 1968 . He returned to California to chair Youth for Nixon during Nixons first successful run for the presidency . Lungren began his legal studies at the University of Southern California Law School but transferred to Georgetown University Law Center , where he earned his J.D . degree in 1971 . During his years at Georgetown , Lungren worked for U.S . Senators George Murphy ( R-California ) and Bill Brock ( R-Tennessee ) . From 1971 to 1972 , he was Special Assistant to the co-chair of the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) ; Lungrens wife , Bobbi , worked in the Nixon White House at the time . When Lungren returned to Long Beach , he joined a law firm and practiced civil law for a short time before running unsuccessfully for Congress in 1976 . He was successful in 1978 . U.S . House of Representatives ( 1979–1989 ) . Lungren first served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 1989 , representing portions of Long Beach and Orange County . Radley Balko wrote in 2012 : Lungren rose in stature with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 , and quickly became a darling of the tough-on-crime crowd and the rising moral majority movement . He was one of Newt Gingrichs chief lieutenants during this time ; he was a founding member of the Conservative Opportunity Society . He served on the House Judiciary Committee , where he pushed for tough on crime legislation . In 1984 , Lungren sponsored the Comprehensive Crime Control Act , at the time one of the most sweeping pieces of anti-crime legislation in U.S . history . In addition , he supported asset forfeiture as a weapon in the War on Drugs , saying he wanted to [ m ] ake it illegal for a dry cleaner or a grocery store to take money from a drug dealer ( ... ) and if they do , seize the business . Put the merchant in jail . Lungren also supported sanctions against employers who hired illegal immigrants , but also favored a temporary guest-worker program . He was the principal House cosponsor of the Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill , which became the Immigration Reform Act of 1986 . He also independently sponsored a guest worker bill , designed to allow for importation of temporary immigrant laborers . California statewide offices . Lungren did not seek reelection to the U.S . House when California Governor George Deukmejian appointed him as the states acting state treasurer , but he was never confirmed . Lungren was later elected as Attorney General of California in 1990 ; he served two terms from 1991 to 1999 . Shortly after becoming California Attorney General , Lungren , a staunch supporter of capital punishment , presided over Californias first execution in over twenty years . During his tenure in the office , he helped pass legislation such as Megans Law , 3-Strikes-and-Youre-Out , Sexual Anti-Predator Act and the Californias Safe Schools Plan . He also sponsored a law allowing minors as young as 14 who are accused of murder to be tried as adults and led a national effort to limit lawsuits filed by prisoners , which produced the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 . His 1993 letter to five major video game publishers and seven major video game retailers , asking them to stop the manufacturing , licensing , distribution , or sale of any video game that portrays graphic and gratuitous violence , was called the strongest anti-violence statement yet from a top government official by the gaming press , even with Lungrens accompanying statement that he was strictly making an appeal to the companies sense of civic responsibility and not calling for any form of government censorship . In 1996 , he was considered as a possible vice presidential candidate to run with Republican nominee Bob Dole . That same year , Lungren vigorously opposed Proposition 215 , which legalized medical marijuana in California . In 1998 Lungren ran as the Republican candidate for the governorship against Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gray Davis . Davis received 57.9% of the votes , while Lungren got 38.4% . During the campaign , Davis maintained that Lungren , who presented himself as the political heir to former California Governor and U.S . President Ronald Reagan , was too conservative for California . Davis also criticized Lungrens hesitancy , as California Attorney General , to enforce laws restricting assault weapons and his waiting until the last minute to become part of a class action lawsuit against the cigarette industry . U.S . House of Representatives ( 2005–2013 ) . Lungren was elected to Californias 3rd congressional district in 2004 , which included several rural and exburban areas east of Sacramento . He had moved to Gold River , a Sacramento suburb , in the 1990s . Lungren was reappointed to the Judiciary Committee based on his previous five terms of seniority ; he also served on the Homeland Security Committee . In 2005 , Lungren supported the USA PATRIOT Act , which renewed the federal governments ability to perform secret surveillance including wiretaps of citizens and monitoring of public and private computer packet-switched networks to prevent terrorism from hitting the United States . In 2006 , Lungren and fellow U.S . Representative Jane Harman authored the SAFE Port Act , which improves security at the ports including additional requirements for maritime facilities , foreign port assessments , container security initiatives and Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism . The bill passed the House with bipartisan support . Also in 2006 , he sponsored the Streamlined Procedures Act which would strip federal courts of the power to review habeas corpus petitions in state death penalty cases . In 2007 , Lungren was appointed to the House Administration Committee . Lungren has stated that he opposes any bill brought to the floor of the House that includes an amnesty provision that confers citizenship status . He cites his concern as the millions of legal immigrants who wait years in order to obtain permanent residence and citizenship . Lungren has been an opponent of the huge growth of spending earmarks . Described as a maverick , he cited the need for the party to adopt more fiscally conservative policies . On July 29 , 2008 , the House of Representatives passed H.R . 6295 , introduced by Lungren . This legislation is to stop the use of submersible and semi-submersible vessels used to transport drugs and other contrabands , which pose a threat to communities and national security . Shortly after the 2008 election , a newly reelected Lungren challenged John Boehner for House Minority Leader . Although Lungren did not win the post , Boehner appointed him as Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee . To serve on this new role , he left his spot with the Budget Committee . He became Chairman of the House Administration Committee when Republicans took control of the House in January 2011 . The Cook Political Report by the National Journal named Lungren the Republican most vulnerable to redistricting in 2012 . Lungren lost his reelection bid for Californias 7th congressional district , reapportioned after the 2010 United States Census , in the November 2012 election , which was called by the Associated Press on November 15 , 2012 in favor of the Democratic challenger , Ami Bera , by a margin of 5,700 votes – 51.1% to 48.9% . Committee assignments . - Committee on House Administration ( Chairman ) - Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Crime , Terrorism , and Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement - Task Force on Judicial Impeachment - Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Transportation Security - Subcommittee on Cybersecurity , Infrastructure Protection , and Security Technologies ( Chairman ) - Joint Committee on Printing - Joint Committee on the Library - Republican Study Committee Political campaigns . 2004 . Lungren ran for Congress again in the 3rd congressional district after six-year incumbent U.S . Representative Doug Ose announced his retirement . Lungren has stated that his desire to serve in Congress again was rekindled by the September 11 attacks . He won a come from behind victory in a three-way primary against Mary Ose and State Senator Rico Oller in 2004 . 2010 . Lungren was challenged by Democratic nominee Ami Bera , a physician by occupation , American Independent Jerry Leidecker , Peace and Freedom nominee Mike Roskey and Libertarian Douglas Art Tuma . Lungren was reelected with 50.6% of the vote , with Bera accumulating 42.7% and 6.7% to other candidates . 2012 . After the 2010 U.S . Census , Lungrens district was renumbered as the 7th district . It lost all of its territory outside Sacramento County and had a more evenly divided registration of Republicans and Democrats than its predecessor . He faced Democrat Ami Bera in the November general election . Seen as a swing district , the race has been described as a potential PAC Battlefield . One of the most-watched race nationally , both sides poured in millions of dollars for their campaigns . Bera was ultimately elected to the seat . Personal life . Lungren and his wife Bobbi have three children : Jeff , Kelly and Kathleen . He has eight grandchildren . In 2010 he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology . External links . - U.S . Congressman Dan Lungren official U.S . House website - The California Citizens Redistricting Commission , final districts