Dan Whitehurst

Dan Whitehurst (born in Los Banos, California in 1948), was a California politician.

Whitehurst started college at age 16 and law school at age 20. He practiced law briefly and then worked for a time at his father's funeral home before entering politics in 1975.[1]

Civic career

He was a Fresno city council member from 1975 to 1977 and was the mayor of that city from 1977 to 1985. He was only 28 years old when he became mayor of Fresno, making him the youngest mayor of a major city in the U.S.

In 1982 Whitehurst ran against Gov. Brown for the democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate.[2]

He did community activities like

References

  1. "Fresno Mayor Enters Race". Lodi News-Sentinel. Oct 5, 1981.
  2. "Fresno Mayor Enters Race". Lodi News-Sentinel. Oct 5, 1981.
  3. "Full Biography for Daniel K. Whitehurst". Smart Voter. League of Women Voters. 4 February 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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