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Bill Greene
Member of the California Senate
In office
December 3, 1984 - November 30, 1992
Preceded by Robert G. Beverly
Succeeded by Robert G. Beverly
Constituency 27th district
In office
April 7, 1975 - November 30, 1984
Preceded by Mervyn Dymally
Succeeded by Robert G. Beverly
Constituency 29th district
Member of the California State Assembly
In office
December 2, 1974 - April 7, 1975
Preceded by Frank D. Lanterman
Succeeded by Teresa Patterson Hughes
Constituency 47th district
In office
January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1974
Preceded by Mervyn Dymally
Succeeded by Paul Bannai
Constituency 53rd district
Personal details
Born
William Bradshaw Greene Jr.

(1930-11-15)November 15, 1930
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died December 2, 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 72)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Yvonne LaFargue
Children 2 daughters
Education University of Michigan
Occupation Politician
Military service
Branch/service  United States Air Force

Bill Greene (November 15, 1930 – December 2, 2002) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly and the California State Senate, representing South Central Los Angeles, Watts, Bell, Compton, Cudahy, Huntington Park and South Gate for twenty-five years.

Early life

William Bradshaw Greene Jr. was born on November 30, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Greene attended the University of Michigan. During the Civil Rights Movement, he demonstrated alongside Julian Bond, Stokley Carmichael and James Farmer, and he was jailed in Mississippi and Louisiana for his activism.

Career

Greene started his career as an assistant to Jesse M. Unruh. He was the first African American to work as an assistant in the California State Assembly. He was also a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union.

Greene served as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1975. He served as a member of the California State Senate from 1975 to 1992. He succeeded Mervyn M. Dymally, another African-American politician, in both houses. In the senate, he represented "South-Central Los Angeles, Watts, Bell, Compton, Cudahy, Huntington Park and South Gate". He served as the chairman of the Senate Industrial Relations Committee. However, in 1989-1991, he "missed more than 50% of Senate votes" due to poor health, which led to his retirement.

The Bill Greene Sports Complex in Cudahy was named in his honor in 1991.

Personal life

Greene married Yvonne LaFargue. They had two daughters, Alisa Rochelle and Jan Andrea. He was an ...]], and he received treatment at the Betty Ford Center in 1989. He had a heart attack in March 1990.

Death

Greene died on December 2, 2002, at the Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center in Sacramento, California.

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