Cecil_Green_(politician)
Cecil Green (politician)
American businessman and politician
Cecil Green (September 13, 1924 in Riverside, California - December 3, 1994 in Lakeport, California) was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Green started his public service in 1971 when was appointed to the Norwalk planning commission.[2] In 1974 he was elected to Norwalk city council and was reelected in 1978, 1982 and 1986.
In 1987, Green ran in a special election for the California State Senate seat left open after incumbent Paul B. Carpenter (D-Cerritos) resigned to join the California State Board of Equalization. In an upset,[3] he defeated assemblyman Wayne Grisham (R-La Mirada) by more than 9 points, a wider than expected margin.[4] In fact, Grisham's loss was such that Democrats saw it as a sign of weakness and went on to oust him from his assembly seat the following year.[5]
In 1988 Green faced a tough reelection for a full term against Republican Cerritos city councilman Don Knabe (who had originally planned to run in the special election but deferred to Grisham).[6] After an expensive battle, Green defeated Knabe by just over 1%.[7]
Green did not seek reelection in 1992 and retired from elective office. He died December 3, 1994, at the age of 70.[1][2]