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Wilson Camanza Riles
23rd California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1971–1983
GovernorRonald Reagan (1971–1975)
Jerry Brown (1975–1983)
Preceded byMax Rafferty
Succeeded byBill Honig
Personal details
Born(1917-06-27)June 27, 1917
Alexandria, Louisiana
DiedApril 1, 1999(1999-04-01) (aged 81)
Sacramento, California
Resting placeOdd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum Sacramento, California
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Louise Phillips
ProfessionEducator
Military service
AllegianceWilson Riles United States
Branch/serviceWilson Riles United States Army
Years of service1940–1945
UnitUnited States Army Air Forces
Battles/warsWorld War II

Wilson Camanza Riles Sr. (June 27, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was an American educator and politician from California. He was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in California.

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Rafferty. Riles was elected to a second term in 1974 and a third term in 1978. In 1982 he lost his bid for a fourth term to Louis "Bill" Honig. Riles was the...

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Oakland City Council

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served 1994–2000 Danny Wan, served 2000–2005 Moses Mayne Wilson Riles (son of Wilson Riles, Sr.), councilmember from 1979 to 1992 Nancy Nadel, served...

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Max Rafferty

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for a third term as Superintendent of Public Instruction, losing to Wilson Riles, the first African-American to be elected to statewide office in California...

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Tony Thurmond

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to win statewide office in California following former Superintendent Wilson Riles, former Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally, and former Attorney General...

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Morton Heilig

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feature film "Once" (1974). For the US Information Agency, he produced WIlson Riles (1972) about the superintendent of public instruction in the state of...

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Raymond Riles

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Mervyn Dymally

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second African-American to hold statewide office in California, following Wilson Riles who served as California Superintendent of Public Instruction starting...

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2002 Oakland mayoral election

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A chief critique of Brown made by Riles was that the incumbent mayor was too cozy with downtown developers. Riles, ultimately, performed stronger than...

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List of people with given name Wilson

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director Wilson Raj Perumal (born 1965), Singaporean match-fixer and bookmaker Wilson Pickett (1941–2006), American singer and songwriter Wilson Riles (1917–1999)...

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Burt Wilson

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campaign, Wilson signed on as Press Secretary to Dr. Wilson Riles' try at a fourth term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Riles lost. In 1984...

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Governorship of Ronald Reagan

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reasonable, always accessible, and they made and kept bargains." Perhaps Wilson Riles [Superintendent of Education] summed up Reagan best with this analysis:...

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Oakland Police Department

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1907, Chief Wilson reorganized the Detective Bureau and detectives became known as Inspectors, a title borrowed from Scotland Yard. Chief Wilson concurrently...

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Political party strength in California

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(D) 1970 H. P. Sullivan (R) 1971 Evelle J. Younger (R) Jerry Brown (D) Wilson Riles (NP/D) 21D, 19R 43D, 37R John V. Tunney (D) 20D, 18R 1972 1973 20D, 20R...

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Marion Joseph

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adviser to the California state Superintendent of Public Instruction Wilson Riles. She advocated for a phonics based approach to reading instruction in...

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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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1937 Roy E. Simpson NP November 13, 1945 Max Rafferty R January 7, 1963 Wilson Riles D January 4, 1971 Bill Honig NP January 3, 1983 David Dawson (acting...

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Electoral history of Jerry Brown

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election, 2002 Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Jerry Brown (incumbent) 42,892 63.54 Nonpartisan Wilson Riles, Jr. 24,611 36.46 Total votes 67,503 100%...

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Gloria Duffy

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volunteering for Wilson Riles in his campaign for CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, while in high school in 1970. Riles was the first African-American...

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Center Unified School District

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schools (Center High School and McClellan High School), one middle school (Wilson Riles Middle School), and four elementary schools (Dudley Elementary, North...

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Aunt Jemima

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Park with her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren. Rosa Washington Riles became the third face on Aunt Jemima packaging in the 1930s, and continued...

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Deaths in April 1999

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Rajaram, 68, Indian author. George Rapée, 83, American bridge player. Wilson Riles, 81, American educator and politician. Jesse Stone, 97, American R&B...

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