EDWIN REINECKE

'Edwin Reinecke' (January 7, 1924-) was a California politician. He was born in Medford, Oregon and served in the Navy during World War II. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1942 and then attended the California Institute of Technology, where he completed a degree in mechanical engineering. Together with his sister (Charlotte) and two brothers (Fred and Bill), he founded FEBCO, a manufacturing company, in southern California. He served in the House of Representatives between 1965 and 1969. As a member of the Interior committee, he worked to preserve western rivers (including the Colorado River, which was to be dammed within the Grand Canyon). He subsequently served as Lieutenant Governor of California January 8, 1969—October 2, 1974. On April 7, 1974, the Watergate grand jury indicted Reinecke on three charges of perjury over his testimony before a United States Senate committee. He was convicted of the charges but this conviction was later overturned. Also in 1974, Reinecke tried to run for Governor of California, but failed to win nomination.

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★ Congressional biography