Cal Dooley

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Cal Dooley

Calvin M. "Cal" Dooley (born January 11, 1954) American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005, representing the 17th and 20th districts of California.

Born in Visalia, California, he grew up on his parents' farm several miles east of Hanford, California and graduated from Hanford Union High School in 1972. Dooley earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis in 1977 and a master's degree in Management from Stanford University in 1987. Dooley worked as a rancher and then as an administrative assistant California state Senator Rose Ann Vuich before his successful run for Congress. A "New Democrat," his voting record was considered moderate. His retirement in 2004 prompted a contentious primary battle between his chief of staff, Lisa Quigley, and former State Senator/farmer/businessman Jim Costa, who was eventually elected to replace him.

On October 10, 2002, Cal Dooley was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq. He has later said that he regrets this vote.

Dooley is currently the President and CEO of the newly-merged Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and Food Products Association (FPA), a Washington-based trade association representing food manufacturers. The new organization will be named GMA-FPA until 2008, when it will become just GMA.

Dooley is married to the former Linda Phillips, who heads the Bryce Harlow Foundation in Washington DC. The couple has two daughters, Brooke Ybarra, who works for the federal government, and Emily Dooley, a social studies teacher at Monticello High School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Political offices
Preceded by Charles (Chip) Pashayan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district 1991–1993	Succeeded by Leon Panetta
Preceded by Bill Thomas	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 20th congressional district 1993–2005	Succeeded by Jim Costa