Gary Condit

Gary Adrian Condit (born April 21, 1948) is an American politician, a fiscally and socially conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003. During his tenure in Congress, he was generally regarded as the most conservative of California's Democratic party delegation. He represented the 18th congressional district of California, the northern San Joaquin Valley. (When he was first elected, this district was the 15th District; it became the 18th district after redistricting following the 1990 census.)

Early Life and Career

Condit was born in Oklahoma to a Baptist minister father. As an adult, Condit came with his wife and son to the San Joaquin Valley in the late 1960s. He graduated California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California. After a brief task in a public relations business, Condit was elected to the Ceres, California, City Council.

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Oklahoma - Baptist - San Joaquin Valley - California State University, Stanislaus - Turlock, California - Ceres, California

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In 1974, Condit was elected mayor of Ceres, and from 1976 to 1982 was a member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. In 1982, before he was elected to the California State Assembly.

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Mayor - Stanislaus County - California State Assembly

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While a member of the assembly, Condit was a member of the "Gang of Five." At the time, the Democrats (led by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown) held a 44-36 majority in the Assembly. It was rumored that the Gang of Five sought to ally with the Republicans, thereby setting up a 41-39 majority, and elect one of themselves as speaker, but this rumored effort failed.

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Gang of Five - Willie Brown

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Condit was elected to Congress in a 1989 special election, after House Democratic Whip Tony Coelho resigned in disgrace.

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