Ralph C. Dills

Ralph C. Dills
Ralph C. Dills
	Dills c. 1975
Member of the California Senate
	In office; January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1998
Preceded by	Howard Way
Succeeded by	Debra Bowen
Constituency	32nd district (1967–1974); 28th district (1974–1982); 30th district (1982–1994); 28th district (1994–1998)
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 69th district
	In office; January 2, 1939 – June 1, 1949
Preceded by	Fred P. Glick
Succeeded by	Carley V. Porter
Personal details
Born	February 19, 1910; Rosston, Texas
Died	May 23, 2002 (aged 92); Rocklin, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Ging Lee; Wendi Lewellen Lai
Children	Gregory Lee Dills
Relatives	Chantelle Dills, Laurentsia Dills (grandchildren)
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles; University of Southern California; McGeorge School of Law

Ralph Clinton Dills (February 19, 1910 – May 23, 2002) was an American politician in the state of California. A Democrat, he served in the California State Assembly from 1939 to 1949, and in the California State Senate from 1966 to 1998. He is the longest-serving member in the history of the California Legislature. He was born in Rosston, Texas and died in Rocklin, California.^[1]

During the 1940 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Dills joined a left-wing slate pledged to lieutenant governor Ellis E. Patterson for president.^[2] They opposed incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt on the grounds he was focusing too much on foreign affairs and not enough on domestic unemployment.^[3] The Patterson slate lost to Roosevelt's by a margin of fifteen to one.^[4]

References

^ "JoinCalifornia - Ralph C. Dills". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
^ "Notice Lists 5 Slates For May 7 Vote". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara. April 9, 1940. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
^ Burke, Robert E. (1953). Olson's New Deal for California. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 141–142. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
^ Peek, Paul. Statement of Vote at Presidential Primary Election held on May 7, 1940 in the State of California. Sacramento: California State Printing Office. pp. 4–5, 40–41. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

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