Ronald B. Cameron

This article is about the U.S. congressional representative. For people with similar names, see Ron Cameron.

Ronald B. Cameron
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 25th district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Preceded by	John H. Rousselot
Succeeded by	Charles E. Wiggins
Member of the California State Assembly from the 50th district
In office January 5, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Thomas M. Erwin
Succeeded by	Phil Soto
Personal details
Born	Ronald Brooks Cameron (1927-08-16)August 16, 1927 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2006(2006-02-01) (aged 78) Whittier, California, U.S.
Spouse	Constance Shook
Alma mater	Western Reserve Academy Case Western Reserve University University of California, Los Angeles

Ronald Brooks Cameron (August 16, 1927 – February 1, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1963 to 1967.

Early life and education

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cameron graduated from Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, 1945. He attended Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio from 1946 to 1947, and UCLA from 1949 to 1953. He received a J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1973. He was in the United States Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946.

Career

Cameron became a certified public accountant in 1954. He served as member of the California State Assembly from 1958 to 1962, and was delegate to the 1960 and 1964 Democratic National Conventions.

Congress

Cameron was elected as a Democrat to the eighty-eighth Congress (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967). He was defeated for reelection to the ninetieth Congress in 1966.

Later career and death

He resumed practice as an accountant and attorney. In 1970, he was the Democratic nominee for California state comptroller.

He died on February 1, 2006, in Whittier, California.

Electoral history

1962 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald B. Cameron	62,371	53.6
	Republican	John H. Rousselot (Incumbent)	53,961	46.4
Total votes			116,332	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

1964 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald B. Cameron (Incumbent)	81,320	55.4
	Republican	Frank J. Walton	65,344	44.6
Total votes			146,664	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1966 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles E. Wiggins	70,154	52.6
	Democratic	Ronald B. Cameron (Incumbent)	63,345	47.4
Total votes			133,499
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

• United States Congress. "Ronald B. Cameron (id: C000067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Join California Ronald Brooks Cameron

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress