| James Q. Wedworth | |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Newcastle, California, U.S. |
| State Senate: | California |
| District: | 31st |
| Term: | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 |
| Preceded: | Alvin C. Weingand |
| Succeeded: | George Deukmejian |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Muriel Berube |
| Children: | 4 |
| Battles: | World War II |
James Q. Wedworth (April 14, 1919 – December 22, 1998) served in the California legislature and during World War II he served in the United States Navy.[1]
He was born on April 14, 1919, in Illinois. He married Muriel Berube and had four children: sons Ronald and Albert and daughters Susan and Diane. He saw military service during World War II.[2]
He a ran an orchard and a horse boarding farm. He was actively involved in the Boy Scouts, Rotary, Little League and Pop Warner football.[3]
Wedworth died in 1998 at age 79.[4]
Wedworth was a California state senator and for nearly 25 years he was mayor of Hawthorne.[5] In 1970, along with assemblyman Larry Townsend, he was responsible for introducing a bill allowing paramedics to save lives in emergency situations. It wasn't until Ronald Reagan—who at the time was governor of California—signed the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act that paramedics were allowed to run calls without nurses attending.[6]