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John Garamendi

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John Raymond Garamendi ( GARR-ə-MEN-dee; born January 24, 1945) is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. Garamendi was the California insurance commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the 46th lieutenant governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress in late 2009. Garamendi was born in Camp Blanding, Florida and raised in Mokelumne Hill, California. He earned a B.A. in business from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School then served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Garamendi is the 18,273rd most popular politician (down from 18,163rd in 2024), the 14,459th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,445th in 2019) and the 1,119th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Garamendi ranks 18,273 out of 19,576. Before him are Giuseppe Valditara, Rob Ford, Ebba Busch Thor, Holger Apfel, George Stephanopoulos, and Mario Díaz-Balart. After him are Paul Kaba Thieba, Alessandro Rossi, Marian Kotleba, Sheridan Downey, Johnny Kerr, and Giuliano Poletti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John Garamendi ranks 673. Before him are Julie Heldman, Narendra Dabholkar, Robert Olen Butler, Elkie Brooks, David Dukes, and Madhavrao Scindia. After him are Sandy Berger, Liam O'Flynn, Stella Obasanjo, Sheila Sherwood, Catherine Burns, and Bob Ludwig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Garamendi ranks 14,463 out of 20,380. Before him are Yoon Mi-rae (1981), Harry Anderson (1952), Jennifer Egan (1962), DaMarcus Beasley (1982), Andrea James (1967), and Jim Wetherbee (1952). After him are Erik Spoelstra (1970), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Scott Frank (1960), Jim Pugh (1964), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), and Tim McCoy (1891).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Garamendi ranks 1,119. Before him are Jack Valenti (1921), Sam Nunn (1938), Steve Daines (1962), J. Donald Cameron (1833), George Stephanopoulos (1961), and Mario Díaz-Balart (1961). After him are Sheridan Downey (1884), Johnny Kerr (1932), Richard M. Daley (1942), Arthur P. Bagby (1794), Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), and Maryon Pittman Allen (1925).

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