LEWIS, Charles Jeremy (Jerry), a Representative from California; born in Seattle, King County,
Wash., October 21, 1934; graduated from San Bernardino High School, San
Bernardino, Calif., 1952; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.,
1956; Coro Foundation, 1956-1957; insurance businessman; member, San Bernardino
School Board, San Bernardino, Calif., 1964-1968; staff, United States
Representative Jerry Pettis of California, 1966; member of the California state
assembly, 1969-1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the
fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 2013); chair, House
Republican Conference (One Hundred First and One Hundred Second Congresses);
chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Ninth Congress); was not a
candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in
2012.