Nolan Frizzelle

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Nolan Frizzelle (born October 16, 1921 in Los Angeles, California) is a former California State Assemblyman who served from 1980 until 1992. He represented Orange County's 73rd District, which became the 69th District after the 1980 redistricting. In 1980, Frizzelle defeated three-term Democratic Assemblyman Dennis Mangers, who had been elected as part of the Democratic wave following Watergate in 1974. He was a member of the Newport-Mesa School District Board before becoming a member of the Assembly. He lost a special election primary to succeed new US Senator John Seymour in the State Senate in 1991. Frizzelle received 17.8% of the vote. He was defeated by future Assembly Speaker Doris Allen in 1992, after they were redistricted into the same district. He also faced fellow Assemblyman Tom Mays in that primary. Allen received 41% of the vote, Mays received 39% of the vote while Frizzelle received just 20% of the vote. He is married to Ina and has six children: Roger, David, Diane, Robert, Sabina, and Timothy.

Political offices
Preceded by Dennis Mangers	California State Assemblyman, 73rd District 1980-1982	Succeeded by David G. Kelley
Preceded by Ross Johnson	California State Assemblyman, 69th District 1982-1992	Succeeded by Tom Umberg