John Briggs

John V. Briggs (March 8, 1930 – April 15, 2020) was an American politician who was the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. He was perhaps best known for sponsoring Proposition 6 in 1978, also known as the Briggs Initiative, a failed measure which attempted to remove all gay or lesbian school employees or their supporters from their jobs.

Briggs died on April 15, 2020 in Placerville, California at the age of 90.Obituary: Senator John V. Briggs, Ret.Remembering state Sen. John Briggs

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