Don Mulford

David Donald Mulford (August 27, 1915 – March 20, 2000)[1][2] served in the California State Assembly for the 16th and 18th district from 1958 to 1971.[3] During World War II he also served in the United States Army.[4]

Don Mulford
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
January 3, 1958 - January 7, 1963
Preceded byThomas W. Caldecott
Succeeded byEdward M. Gaffney
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
January 7, 1963 - January 4, 1971
Preceded byWalter I. Dahl
Succeeded byKenneth A. Meade
Personal details
Born
David Donald Mulford

August 27, 1915
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 2000(2000-03-20) (aged 84)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children3
Residence(s)Piedmont, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War II

The Mulford Act, named after Don Mulford, was a 1967 California bill that prohibited the carrying of loaded firearms in public. The bill attracted national attention when the Black Panthers marched on the California Capitol to protest the bill.[5][6]

References

  1. "Don Mulford -- Longtime Assemblyman". San Francisco Chronicle. March 28, 2000. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. "Inventory of the David Donald (Don) Mulford Papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  3. "Don Mulford". joincalifornia.com.
  4. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. "State Capitol March". A Huey P. Newton Story. PBS. 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2002. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  6. Leonardatos, Cynthia Deitle (1999). "California's Attempts to Disarm the Black Panthers". San Diego Law Review. 36 (4): 947–996.


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