Alan Sieroty
Alan G. Sieroty (born December 13, 1930) is a former California State Senator and California State Assemblyman.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Sieroty received his A.B. in Economics in 1952 from Stanford University, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He then received his LL.B. from USC Gould School of Law in 1956.[1]
From 1961 to 1965, he was Administrative Assistant and Executive Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Glenn M. Anderson. From 1965 to 1966, Sieroty was Deputy Director of the Chile-California Program.[1][2]
A Democrat, Sieroty was a California State Assemblyman from 1967 until 1977, when he resigned just two months into his sixth term to become a California State Senator. He was re-elected in 1978 but did not seek re-election in 1982. Sieroty was the author of the bill which made the California Sabretooth Tiger (Smilodon californicus) the official state fossil. His fellow politicians in the Legislature named a Marin County beach for him: Alan Sieroty Beach.[2]
He was Chairman of the Arts Task Force of the National Conference of State Legislatures and was also a member of the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.[1] In 1985, Sieroty became founding Vice President of the California State Summer School for the Arts and has been a member of its board of trustees ever since.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Inventory of the Alan G. Sieroty Papers - Biography". Online Archive of California. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Alan Sieroty". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
| California Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anthony C. Beilenson |
California State Assemblyman 59th District January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1974 |
Succeeded by Jack R. Fenton |
| Preceded by Mike Cullen |
California State Assemblyman 44th District December 2, 1974 – March 24, 1977 |
Succeeded by Mel Levine |
| California Senate | ||
| Preceded by Anthony C. Beilenson |
California State Senator 22nd District March 24, 1977 – November 30, 1982 |
Succeeded by Herschel Rosenthal |