Children with first wife: Bruce, Bradley, Robert, Randall, Linda
Lu.
California state legislator.
Longtime Speaker of the California Assembly (1961-1969), he represented
Los Angeles in the state legislature from 1955-1971. He later served as
the state's Treasurer from 1975 until his death.
He lost the 1970 election for Governor of California to incumbent
Ronald Reagan.
Nicknamed "Big Daddy" both for his large girth - with his weight
sometimes exceeding 400 pounds - and his considerable political power
and influence.