Charles Navarro

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Charles Navarro, a conservative and staunchly anti-Communist rental property owner defeated left-wing Assemblyman Vernon Kilpatrick in 1951 to become a Los Angeles City Councilmen for the 10th district. After ten years on the council, Navarro decided to challenge incumbent Daniel O. Hoye for the office of Los Angeles City Controller. In the May 31, 1961 general election, Navarro decisively beat Hoye to win the seat and thus become the first Latino to hold a citywide office in Los Angeles in almost a century.

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• Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)

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The Struggle for Latino Representation (article)

Preceded by Daniel O. Hoye	Los Angeles City Controller 1961—1977	Succeeded by Ira Reiner
Preceded by G. Vernon Bennett	Los Angeles City Councilman 10th district 1951—1961	Succeeded by Joe E. Hollingsworth