Al McCandless

Al McCandless
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Jerry Lewis (37th) Duke Cunningham (44th)
Succeeded by	Walter R. Tucker III (37th) Sonny Bono (44th)
Constituency	37th district (1983–93) 44th district (1993–95)
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1927 Brawley, California
Died	August 9, 2017(2017-08-09) (aged 90) La Quinta, California
Alma mater	University of California at Los Angeles
Profession	automotive dealer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1945–46, 1950–52
Rank	captain

Alfred A. McCandless (July 23, 1927 – August 9, 2017) was a Republican politician from California.

McCandless was born in Brawley, Imperial County, California, on July 23, 1927. He attended Los Angeles City schools and received a B.A., University of California at Los Angeles in 1951, McCandless served in the United States Marine Corps from 1945–1946 and 1950–1952, and attained the rank of Captain. He later worked as an automobile and truck dealer from 1953–1975, and was a member of the Riverside County board of supervisors from 1972–1982 and the Riverside County housing authority from 1974–1982. McCandless was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995) and was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

McCandless died at his home in La Quinta, California on August 9, 2017 at the age of 90.

External links

• United States Congress. "Al McCandless (id: M000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Political Graveyard biography