Sal Cannella (born September 23, 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The A ...

from 1990 to 1996.

Early life

Cannella was born in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey. In 1953, he moved with his family to

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. He graduated from

Ceres High School Ceres High School is located in the city of Ceres, which is located in the central San Joaquin Valley, 80 miles south of Sacramento and 95 miles east of San Francisco, in the heart of Stanislaus County. Background Ceres High is one of two tradi ...

in Ceres, California.

Career

Local government

Cannella served on the Ceres City Council from 1976 until 1980 and as Mayor of Ceres from 1980 until 1982, when he was elected to the

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Board of Supervisors. He was reelected to the board in 1986.

State Assembly

Canella was on track to win reelection again in 1990 when he decided to run for a special election for the

that January. He won the race for the 27th district vacated by Democrat Gary Condit (who had been elected to Congress) and was reelected that November and again in 1992 and 1994 (in the renumbered 26th district).

1998 State Senate race

Although California state term limits prevented Cannella from seeking reelection in 1996, he announced his candidacy for the

California State Senate The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The State Senate convenes, along with the State Assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Cal ...

seat held by Republican Dick Monteith in 1998. Democrats (led by then President Pro Tem John Burton) campaigned for Cannella, who lost the election with 44% of votes cast.California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.7 (July 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, July 1992.

Personal life

Cannella and his wife Donna have three children: Nicole, Anthony and Vincent. In 2010, Anthony Cannella, was elected state senator for the 12th district as a Republican.

References

External links

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Election History for the State of California {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannella, Sal Living people Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Date of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Newark, New Jersey People from Stanislaus County, California People from Ceres, California 1942 births