| Cecil Green | |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Riverside, California |
| Death Place: | Lakeport, California |
| State Senate: | California State |
| District: | 33rd |
| Term: | May 13, 1987 – November 30, 1992 |
| Preceded: | Paul B. Carpenter |
| Succeeded: | John Lewis |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Children: | 1 |
Cecil Green (September 13, 1924 in Riverside, California - December 3, 1994 in Lakeport, California) was an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Green started his public service in 1971 when was appointed to the Norwalk planning commission.[2] In 1974 he was elected to Norwalk city council and was reelected in 1978, 1982 and 1986.
In 1987, Green ran in a special election for the California State Senate seat left open after incumbent Paul B. Carpenter (D-Cerritos) resigned to join the California State Board of Equalization. In an upset,[3] he defeated assemblyman Wayne Grisham (R-La Mirada) by more than 9 points, a wider than expected margin.[4] In fact, Grisham's loss was such that Democrats saw it as a sign of weakness and went on to oust him from his assembly seat the following year.[5]
In 1988 Green faced a tough reelection for a full term against Republican Cerritos city councilman Don Knabe (who had originally planned to run in the special election but deferred to Grisham).[6] After an expensive battle, Green defeated Knabe by just over 1%.[7]
Green did not seek reelection in 1992 and retired from elective office. He died December 3, 1994, at the age of 70.[1] [2]
| Office | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | California State Senate District 33 | Cecil Green | align="right" | 46,299 | 54.1% | Wayne Grisham | align="right" | 38,116 | 44.5% | ||||||||
| 1988 | California State Senate District 33 | Cecil Green | align="right" | 104,606 | 50.8% | Don Knabe | align="right" | 101,181 | 49.2% |