1974 March Fong Eu CALIFORNIA Secretary Of State Campaign Button SCARCE Democrat

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1974 March Fong Eu CALIFORNIA Secretary Of State Campaign Button SCARCE Democrat:
$12.99

Here is your chance to own this rare 1 3/4” cello button from the successful 1974 campaign of Democrat March Fong Eu for Secretary of State of California to succeed Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry Brown) who ran successfully for Governor of the state.

March Kong Fong Eu was was elected to the California State Assembly from the 15th District, representing Oakland and Castro Valley in 1966. She served four terms. Fong Eu led the campaign to ban pay toilets, arguing that they discriminated against women since urinals were free. Eu was elected Secretary of State of California in 1974, becoming the first Asian American woman ever elected to a state constitutional office in the United States. Eu was elected Secretary of State five times. In 1976, she became the first woman to serve as governor of California, serving as acting governor while Jerry Brown was away.

In 1987 Eu was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, running against Leo McCarthy for the right to challenge the Republican incumbent, Pete Wilson. Amid poor fund-raising totals and her husband\'s unwillingness to release details of his business interests, Eu dropped out of the race. President Bill Clinton appointed Eu as United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia in 1994. She served in that post until 1996. In 2002, Fong ran again for Secretary of State, but narrowly lost in the Democratic primary to Kevin Shelley, who went on to win the election. In 2003 she filed a statement of intention to run for governor of California in the gubernatorial recall election of Gray Davis, but later withdrew.

The button is in excellent condition. Will make a wonderful addition to any collection of campaign buttons and memorabilia of local California politicians. Will also ship internationally, though will have determine the cost of shipping depending on where it is being shipped.

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