Douglas Harry Bosco (born July 28, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper owner from
California
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. He is a former
U.S. Representative
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, serving in
Congress
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as a
Democrat
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from 1983 to 1991.
Early life
Born in
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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, Mr. Bosco attended Fremont High School in
Sunnyvale, California
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Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101 and is bordered by portions of San Jose to the nort ...
. He graduated from the Capitol Page School in
Washington, D.C.
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, 1963. He received a B.A. from
Willamette University
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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
Marin County
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Housing Authority in 1974.
Political career
California State Assembly (1978-82)
Mr. Bosco was elected to the
California State Assembly
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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
1980 Democratic National Convention
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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
Barbara Boxer
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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
Republican
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Frank Riggs
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Early life
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.
Mr. Bosco attempted a comeback to his Congressional seat in 1994, by challenging Democratic incumbent
Dan Hamburg
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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
Frank Riggs
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, 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 ''
The Press Democrat
''The Press Democrat'', with the largest circulation in California's North Bay, is a daily newspaper published in Santa Rosa, California.
History
The newspaper was founded in 1897 by Ernest L. Finley who merged his ''Evening Press'' and Thomas ...
."
Once a resident of
Occidental, California
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Founded in 1876, Occidental was a stop on the North Pacific Coast ...
, Mr. Bosco currently resides with his family in
Santa Rosa, California
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.
References
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1946 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California
Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
People from Occidental, California
People from San Rafael, California
People from Brooklyn
Editors of California newspapers
Willamette University alumni
Willamette University College of Law alumni
Journalists from California
Journalists from New York City
People from Sunnyvale, California
People from Santa Rosa, California
20th-century American politicians