Jerry Pettis

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Jerry Lyle Pettis (July 18, 1916 – February 14, 1975) was an American politician and a four-term Congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first Seventh Day Adventist elected to Congress.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Political career

In 1966, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives, and he was re-elected in 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974. He represented California's 33rd Congressional District until January 1975 and its 37th Congressional District thereafter.

Background and personal life

Educated in Arizona and California, he graduated from Pacific Union College in Angwin, California in 1938. He did graduate work at the University of Southern California and the University of Denver in 1939-1941 before becoming a businessman. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was a pilot for United Airlines.

He was a Seventh-day Adventist.

Death and legacy

Pettis was killed on February 14, 1975, when the Beechcraft Model V35B Bonanza he was piloting crashed near Cherry Valley, California, after he encountered adverse weather conditions.[1] He is buried at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California.[2]

Pettis's wife, Shirley Neil Pettis, replaced him in the House when she won a special election on April 29, 1975.

The Jerry Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in Loma Linda, California, was so named in his honor. His congressional papers are located in the Archives & Special Collections at Loma Linda University.

During the 1970s, the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Scholarship was established and is awarded by the American Medical Association Foundation to "students pursuing careers in science communications".[3]

Electoral history

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
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1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
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1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
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1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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See also

References

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  1. ↑ planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1970s
  2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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  4. ↑ 1964 election results
  5. ↑ 1966 election results
  6. ↑ 1968 election results
  7. ↑ 1970 election results
  8. ↑ 1972 election results
  9. ↑ 1974 election results

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