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Tom Bradley (politician)

Tom Bradley in 1984
Personal data
Date of birthDecember 29, 1917
Place of birthCalvert, Texas
Date of deathSeptember 29, 1998(age 80)
Place of deathLos Angeles, California
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEthel Arnold
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
38th Mayor of Los Angeles
In office1973 - 1993
Succeeded byRichard Riordan
Preceded bySam Yorty

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Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917 - September 29, 1998) was a five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles. His 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history. His 1973 election made him only the second African American mayor of a major U.S. city.

Bradley unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1982 and 1986 and was defeated each time by the Republican George Deukmejian. The racial dynamics that appeared to underlie his narrow and unexpected loss in 1982 gave rise to the political term "the Bradley effect."

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Bradley legacy impressive - Altoona Mirror Tweet this news
Altoona Mirror---Tom Bradley-, director of public relations for the Altoona Area School District, is retiring at the end of the current school year. ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:30:04 GMT+00:00
Penn State defense makes adjustments in pitching second-half shutout against ... - PennLive.com (blog) Tweet this news
PennLive.com (blog)---...- really simple answer -- to the Penn State defensive resurgence against Northwestern was provided by Nittany Lions' defensive coordinator -Tom Bradley-. ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:31:29 GMT+00:00
More 400 Reaction - The Daily Collegian Online (blog) Tweet this news
The Daily Collegian Online (blog)---Tom Bradley-, Defensive coordinator � All the people who have been involved in this from players and the managers, the coaches, to the people that supported ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:30:09 GMT+00:00
On way to 400, JoePa turned it around - SI.com Tweet this news
SI.com--"It comes with the territory, it's just a part of the game,'' said defensive coordinator -Tom Bradley-, who has been part of Paterno's staff for 32 years. ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:10:41 GMT+00:00
Frank Bodani: A tired Joe Paterno offers no new glimpse into future - York Daily Record Tweet this news
York Daily Record--Remember that assistants Ron Vanderlinden, Galen Hall and Dick Anderson have all been Division I head coaches and that assistant -Tom Bradley- has already ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:34:12 GMT+00:00
CFB Edmonton gets a driving range - Edmonton Sun Tweet this news
Edmonton Sun---Tom Bradley-, chuckling. Bradley and dignitaries from Sturgeon County, who partly funded the range, cut ribbon on the range Wednesday. ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:05:59 GMT+00:00
W. Caldwell Fire Department Captures League Title - Patch Tweet this news
Patch---...- Mark Poli, Tom King, Erik Otterbein, Dave Jedele, Rob Hebrank, Bob Brenneck, Mike Luker, Jared Fout, -Tom Bradley-, Tom O'Hern, Phil Camporeale, ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:09:31 GMT+00:00
H-P completes Palm takeover - Bizjournals.com Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com--Jon Rubinstein, who was chairman and CEO of Palm, the Palm global business unit will report to -Tom Bradley-, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:09:12 GMT+00:00
Breaking the Cubs' code: You can lose your temper if you're winning games - Chicago Tribune (blog) Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune (blog)--But Zambrano costs more than -Bradley-, so this becomes an even greater trick. New wonk -Tom- Ricketts has never said Hendry's job is in danger, but jeez, ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:21:40 GMT+00:00
Los Angeles Completes $737-million Tom Bradley International Terminal ... - OldWestNewWest.com Travel & History Magazine Tweet this news
OldWestNewWest.com Travel & History Magazine--Los Angeles International Airport achieved two major milestones May 24 with the successful completion of the $737-million LAX -Tom Bradley- International ... - Date : Thu, 27 May 2010 10:06:57 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Joe E. Hollingsworth
Los Angeles City Councilman
10th district
1963—1973
Succeeded by
David S. Cunningham, Jr.
Preceded by
Sam Yorty
Mayor of Los Angeles, California
1973—1993
Succeeded by
Richard Riordan
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jerry Brown
Democratic Party nominee for Governor of California
1982, 1986
Succeeded by
Dianne Feinstein


Mayors of Los Angeles, California

S. Foster * Hodges * Wilson * Nichols * Coronel * S. Foster * Dr. Foster * S. Foster * Requena * Nichols * Marchessault * Mellus * Woodworth * Marchessault * Mascarel * Aguilar * Turner * Aguilar * Toberman * Beaudry * MacDougal * Cohn * Toberman * Thom * Spence * Workman * Bryson * Hazard * Bonsali * Rowan * Rader * Snyder * Eaton * Snyder * McAleer * Harper * Stephens * Alexander * Rose * Sebastian * Woodman * Snyder * Cryer * Porter * Shaw * Bowron * Poulson * Yorty * Bradley * Riordan * Hahn * Villaraigosa

NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award

1967: Dwight D. Eisenhower - 1968: Leverett Saltonstall - 1969: Byron "Whizzer" White - 1970: Frederick L. Hovde - 1971: Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. - 1972: Jerome H. Holland - 1973: Omar Bradley - 1974: Jesse Owens - 1975: Gerald Ford - 1976: Thomas J. Hamilton - 1977: Tom Bradley - 1978: Gerald B. Zornow - 1979: Otis Chandler - 1980: Denton Cooley - 1981: Art Linkletter 1982: Bill Cosby - 1983: Arnold Palmer - 1984: William P. Lawrence - 1985: Robben Fleming - 1986: George H. W. Bush - 1987: Walter J. Zable - 1988: not presented 1989: Paul Ebert - 1990: Ronald Reagan - 1991: Althea Gibson - 1992: Jack Kemp - 1993: Lamar Alexander - 1994: Rafer Johnson - 1995: Bob Mathias -1996: John Wooden - 1997: William Porter Payne -1998: Bob Dole -1999: Bill Richardson - 2000: Roger Staubach - 2001: William Cohen - 2002: Eunice Kennedy Shriver - 2003: Donna de Varona - 2004: Alan Page - 2005: Sally Ride - 2006: Robert Kraft - 2007: Paul Tagliabue - 2008: John Glenn- 2009: Madeleine Albright- 2010: George J. Mitchell



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