David A. Roberti (born May 4, 1939)David Roberti's profile at JoinCalifornia
/ref> served as a Senator in the California legislature and as President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 1981 to 1993. He co-authored the Roberti-Roos gun control act. In April 1994 he was the subject of a failed recall attempt propelled by the gun lobby, in a special election.

Career

In 1964–1965, Roberti was a Clerk for the District Court of Appeals. In 1965, he became a state Deputy Attorney General. After serving 28 years in the state legislature, he became Member, California Integrated Waste Management Board, serving from 1998 to 2002.

Elections

In 1966, he was elected to the California Assembly, in District 48, serving until he ran to fill an open California State Senate seat in District 27, winning on July 20, 1971, and resigning his Assembly seat on July 29. In 1976, he won the senate seat in District 23, and became the Majority Leader. In 1980, he became the

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, serving until 1994. In 1991, he resigned his District 23 seat on July 2, 1992, to take the District 20 seat, due to redistricting and the resignation of

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. In so doing, he became the first legislator subject to the new term limits law. In 1993, Roberti was the target of a recall precipitated by his co-authorship of gun control legislation in 1989. It was the first recall attempt in the state in 79 years. The recall effort was led by William A. Dominguez, John R. Vernon, Hans Rusche, Dolores White, and Glenn C. Bailey. The recall qualified for the ballot but failed (40.75% in favor; 59.25% opposed). In 1994 he was a primary candidate for state Treasurer, losing with 44.5% of the vote.Election History for the State of California
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''. Retrieved November 5, 2018. His loss was attributed to the immense campaign costs involved in defending himself against the recall, which exhausted his campaign treasury. Upon leaving the legislature, he returned to the practice of law. In 2001, he ran in a primary to replace a deceased member of the Los Angeles City Council, narrowly missing the runner up, primary slot, with 17.5% of the vote.Two for the Money
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'', Howard Blume, September 12, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2018.

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