William Jules Filante (October 22, 1929 in

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– December 9, 1992 in Terra Linda,

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) was an American physician and politician from

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and member of the

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Party.

State Assembly

Filante first won election to the

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- Sonoma based 9th district in the

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in 1978 by defeating Democratic incumbent Michael Wornum. Thanks to his moderate voting record, Filante became a pro at winning crossover votes, enough to hold his left-leaning seat with relative ease for 7 terms. In 1992 he ran for election to the

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Congressional race

Filante made a run for the

county-based 6th Congressional district being vacated by Democrat

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, who was running for the

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. Even though the 6th District was heavily Democratic, Filante had represented a large chunk of it in the state legislature for 14 years and tried to parlay his moderate reputation into a win. However, just before the start of the campaign, Filante underwent brain surgery and spent most of the race recuperating. Fellow GOP assemblywoman Bev Hansen often served as his surrogate. In the end, Democrat

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won handily. Filante died of a brain tumor later that December.California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.7 (July 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, July 1992.

Electoral history

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