Leader Tip O'Neill Succeeded by Norman D. Shumway Battles and wars World War II Preceded by Jerome R. Waldie Party Democratic Party | Succeeded by John Brademas Name John McFall Preceded by Tip O'Neill Preceded by Gordon L. McDonough | |
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Role Member of the United States House of Representatives Died March 7, 2006, Alexandria, Virginia, United States Education UC Berkeley School of Law, Modesto Junior College, University of California, Berkeley | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.
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Early life and career
McFall was born in Buffalo, New York. He and his family moved to Manteca, California where he attended school, and in 1936 graduated from Modesto Junior College. In 1938 he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained his law degree there in 1941. His career as an attorney was interrupted by a stint in the United States Army Counterintelligence Corps from 1942 to 1946.
Politics
In 1948 McFall became a Manteca councilman. He was elected to the state assembly in 1951 and served there until his election to the United States Congress in 1956. McFall served eleven terms in Congress, but lost his bid for re-election to a 12th term in 1978.
Koreagate
Congressman McFall, along with other elected officials, was reprimanded for his role in the influence peddling scandal that came to be known as Koreagate.
Personal life and death
He married to Evelyn A.M. Anklam McFall in 1950. The couple had four children. In 1978 he retired to Alexandria, Virginia. He died March 7, 2006 from complications of a broken hip and Parkinson's disease.