About
Activist who founded a conservative organization called People's Advocate, Inc. He was one of the authors of Proposition 13, which proposed a reduction in California property taxes.
Before Fame
He was defeated by Democrat Alan Cranston in the 1980 California United States Senate race.
Trivia
He contracted the HIV virus through a blood transfusion and died in the late 1980s from complications of the disease.
Family Life
Born and raised in Clark County, Arkansas, he later settled in Sacramento, California.
Associated With
He and Kevin Powell were both well-known political activists.
