Michael D. Antonovich
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
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| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | |
| Assumed office December 1, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Baxter Ward |
| Constituency | 5th District |
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| Born | August 12, 1939 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Hsu |
| Children | Michael Jr. Mary Christine |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Alma mater | California State University, Los Angeles |
| Website | antonovich |
Michael Dennis Antonovich (born August 12, 1939) is a politician and the most senior-serving member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He represents the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, including the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.[1]
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Education and early career
Antonovich was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended Thomas Alva Edison Junior High, where one of his classmates was Henry Waxman.[2] He graduated from John Marshall High School and enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1957. A member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Antonovich graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1963 with a bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in 1966.[3] Antonovich taught in the Los Angeles Unified School District[4] and later at Pepperdine University.[3]
Political career
In 1969, Antonovich was elected to the newly formed Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees.[2]
In 1972, he was elected to the California State Assembly and for three terms represented Glendale, Burbank, Sunland, Tujunga, Atwater, Griffith Park, Lakeview Terrace and Sun Valley. He served as a Republican Whip in the Assembly from 1976 to 1978.[5]
Antonovich ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of California in 1978 against Mike Curb. After Curb defeated him in the primary and in the general election, he declined to specifically endorse Curb, but instead endorsed the entire Republican ticket. Curb defeated incumbent Mervyn Dymally in the general election.[2] In 1984 he was elected chairman of the California Republican Party[5] and served for two years.[6]
He served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1983, 1987 and 1991 and as the so-called "Mayor of Los Angeles County" in 1983, 1987, 1991, 2001 and 2006.[5]
He ran for U.S. Senate in 1986 in a three way primary. Antonovich received the endorsement of television evangelist Pat Robertson.[7] He and Bruce Herschensohn were unsuccessful, and Ed Zschau went on to lose to the incumbent, Alan Cranston.[2] He lost the San Fernando Valley to Herschensohn.[8] He was re-elected in 2012 and can serve until 2016, when term limits will force him to leave office.[9]
From 2007 to 2013, Antonovich received $1,862,796.59 in campaign contributions, reported by Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk records. [1]
Chemerinsky appointment
Antonovich objected to the appointment of Duke University professor Erwin Chemerinsky to be dean of the new law school at the University of California, Irvine, and lobbied against it.[10] The university rescinded the appointment,[11] then later restored it.[10][12]
Personal
Antonovich is of Croatian descent.[2]
On February 15, 1998, he married Christine Hu Huiling, a Mandarin-speaking actress from Dalian, China, before 900 guests; Red Buttons and Pat Boone were lay lectors.[13] Hu has two children with Antonovich: a son, Michael Jr., born in 1999, and a daughter, Mary Christine, born in 2000.
References
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External links
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors: official Supervisor Antonovich — District 5 website
- Metropolitan News-Enterprise: Antonovich profile
| California Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | California State Assemblyman 43rd District 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Howard Berman |
| Preceded by | California State Assemblyman 41st District 1974–1978 |
Succeeded by Pat Nolan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 5th District 1980–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chair of the California Republican Party 1985–1987 |
Succeeded by Bob Naylor |
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