Douglas Harry Bosco (born July 28, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper owner from

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. He is a former

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, serving in

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as a

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from 1983 to 1991.

Early life

Born in

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, Mr. Bosco attended Fremont High School in

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. He graduated from the Capitol Page School in

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, 1963. He received a B.A. from

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in 1968 and a J.D. from Willamette Law in 1971. He was admitted to the California bar in 1971, and commenced practice in San Rafael. He served as director of the California Department of Human Relations in 1973. He became executive director of the

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Housing Authority in 1974.

Political career

California State Assembly (1978-82)

Mr. Bosco was elected to the

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, and served from 1978 to 1982. In 1979, he wrote and passed the Renewable Resources Investment Act with then Governor Jerry Brown, which set up a state fund to protect fisheries, forests, urban forests, and the coastline. He served as a delegate to the

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and as a delegate to the California State Democratic convention in 1982.

United States House of Representatives (1982-90)

In 1982, Mr. Bosco won the Democratic nomination for , which had been renumbered from the 2nd District after redistricting. Then, in a major upset, he defeated a 20-year incumbent, Republican Don Clausen by just over two points. In Congress, Mr. Bosco, an advocate of fishery and natural resource conservation, authored the California Wilderness Act, the Smith River National Recreation Area Act. And in 1989, along with

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and Nancy Pelosi, Mr. Bosco co-authored the legislation to preserve the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, protecting the coast of northern California from offshore oil drilling. Mr. Bosco went on to serve four terms in the House, but lost by only 1.5 points in 1990 to

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. Mr. Bosco attempted a comeback to his Congressional seat in 1994, by challenging Democratic incumbent

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, but lost the primary of a hotly contested race between the area's three former congressmen. Hamburg went on to lose the general election to

, a Republican.

Post-political career

Mr. Bosco continues to be influential in state and local politics. Mr. Bosco serves as the chairman of the California State Coastal Conservancy, preserving public access to California's coastline. In 2012, Mr. Bosco became a part-owner of ''

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." Once a resident of

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, Mr. Bosco currently resides with his family in

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