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John Joseph McFall
House Majority Whip
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977
LeaderTip O'Neill
Preceded byTip O'Neill
Succeeded byJohn Brademas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 14th district
In office
January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1978
Preceded byJerome R. Waldie
Succeeded byNorman D. Shumway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 15th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byGordon L. McDonough
Succeeded byBernice F. Sisk
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byJ. Leroy Johnson
Succeeded byJ. Arthur Younger
Member of the California State Assembly
In office
1951–1956
Mayor of Manteca, California
In office
1949–1950
Personal details
Born(1918-02-20)February 20, 1918
Buffalo, New York
DiedMarch 7, 2006(2006-03-07) (aged 88)
Alexandria, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn A.M. Anklam
Children4
Alma materUC Berkeley School of Law
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1942-1946
UnitUnited States Army Counterintelligence Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II

John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.

Early life and career

McFall was born in Buffalo, New York. He and his family moved to Manteca, California where he attended school, and in 1936 graduated from Modesto Junior College. In 1938 he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained his law degree there in 1941. His career as an attorney was interrupted by a stint in the United States Army Counterintelligence Corps from 1942 to 1946.

Politics

In 1948 McFall became a Manteca councilman. He was elected to the state assembly in 1951 and served there until his election to the United States Congress in 1956. McFall served eleven terms in Congress, but lost his bid for re-election to a 12th term in 1978 and resigned on December 31, 1978.

Koreagate

Congressman McFall, along with other elected officials, was reprimanded for his role in the influence peddling scandal that came to be known as Koreagate.[1]

Personal life and death

He married to Evelyn A.M. Anklam McFall in 1950. The couple had four children. In 1978 he retired to Alexandria, Virginia. He died March 7, 2006, from complications of a broken hip and Parkinson's disease.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Grossman, Mark (2008). Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed. Grey House Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-59237-297-3.
  2. ^ Times Staff and Wire Reports (16 March 2006). "John J. McFall, 88; Former Congressman Reprimanded in '70s Influence Scandal". Los Angeles Times.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 11th congressional district
1957–1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 15th congressional district
1963–1975 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 14th congressional district
1975–1979 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by House Majority Whip
1973–1977 		Succeeded by
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