John Seymour (California politician)

John Seymour
United States Senator from California
In office January 10, 1991 – November 4, 1992
Appointed by	Pete Wilson
Preceded by	Pete Wilson
Succeeded by	Dianne Feinstein
Member of the California State Senate from the 35th district
In office April 26, 1982 – January 7, 1991
Preceded by	John Briggs
Succeeded by	John Lewis
39th Mayor of Anaheim
In office 1978–1982
Preceded by	Bill Thom
Succeeded by	Don Roth
Personal details
Born	John Francis Seymour Jr. (1937-12-03) December 3, 1937 (age 86) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Judy Seymour
Children	6
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1955-1959
John Seymour's voice Seymour, while a U.S. senator, commemorates National Hispanic Heritage Month Recorded September 16, 1992

John Francis Seymour Jr.^[1][2] (born December 3, 1937) is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed to continue Pete Wilson's term but lost the special election to finish it to Democratic nominee and former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein.^[3] As of 2024, he is the last Republican to serve as a U.S. senator from California and the last man to have served as a United States Senator from California for the Class 1 Senate seat. Seymour was also the last U.S. senator from Southern California until Alex Padilla took office on January 20, 2021, replacing Kamala Harris when she was inaugurated as vice president of the United States.