Alan Short (February 22, 1920,

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– March 6, 2004) was an American politician. A third-generation Californian, He served in the U.S. Navy in

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. He attended local schools in

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and

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and was a graduate of

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. He became Deputy District Attorney of

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. Short was elected as a

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to the

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in 1954, representing

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and San Joaquin Counties, and served for 20 years. He is recognized nationally in the United States for his Community Mental Health Service Act (Short-Doyle Act) of 1957, co-authored with Assemblyman Donald D. Doyle (February 6, 1915 – January 31, 2011) and signed into law by Governor

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, and is well known for his legislation in the field of mental health and developmental disabilities. Short retired from the State Senate in 1974. Senator Short served as chairman of the California Senate Select Committee on Laws Relating to Alcoholic Beverages from 1972 to 1974. He was married to Mary Short, an accomplished photographer, who founded the Alan Short Center (ASC) in Stockton in 1976.

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Brief biography of Alan Short

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1920 births 2004 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II Democratic Party California state senators University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni University of the Pacific (United States) alumni 20th-century American politicians {{California-CASenate-stub

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