Jeffery Cohelan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jeffery Cohelan

American politician and political activist

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1914

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1999

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jeffery Cohelan

  • Jeffery Cohelan (June 24, 1914 – February 15, 1999) was a United States Representative from California.
  • He was born in San Francisco, California and attended the public schools and San Mateo Junior College.
  • He earned his B.A.
  • from the University of California, Berkeley in Economics in 1950.
  • He was a Fulbright research scholar at Leeds and Oxford Universities in England in 1953 and 1954.He worked driving a milk truck from 1935, and was the secretary-treasurer (1942–~1958) of the Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees, Local 302, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
  • In the 1958 election, he campaigned from a milk truck and was elected to Congress.
  • He was a consultant to the University of California Institute of Industrial Relations.Cohelan was a member of Berkeley Welfare Commission 1949-1953, the Berkeley City Council 1955-1958, and San Francisco Council on Foreign Relations.
  • He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses, from 1959 to 1971.
  • He was known as a Johnson liberal for his support of progressive programs, but also American involvement in the Vietnam War.In 1966, he faced a tough primary challenge from Ramparts magazine editor Robert Scheer, who was supported by local activists from the civil-rights and emerging anti-war movement.His previous support for the war helped lead to Cohelan's defeat in the 1970 primary by Berkeley City Councilman Ron Dellums.
  • He was executive director (1970–1979) of a trade association of Health Maintenance Organizations, Group Health Association of America.
  • After retirement, he enjoyed cooking and sang in the All Saint's Episcopal Church choir.
  • He resided in Washington, D.C.
  • until his death at home February 15, 1999.University of Oklahoma has papers from his congressional office.

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