Sal Cannella

Sal Cannella
Sal Cannella
Member of the California State Assembly
	In office; 1992–1996
Preceded by	Patrick Johnston
Succeeded by	Dennis Cardoza
Constituency	26th district
	In office; 1990–1992
Preceded by	Gary Condit
Succeeded by	Sam Farr
Personal details
Born	September 23, 1942; Newark, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Children	3, including Anthony

Sal Cannella (born September 23, 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1998.

Early life

Cannella was born in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey. In 1953, he moved with his family to Stanislaus County, California. He graduated from Ceres High School in Ceres, California.

Career

Local government

Cannella served on the Ceres City Council from 1976 until 1980 and as Mayor of Ceres from 1980 until 1982, when he was elected to the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. He was reelected to the board in 1986.[1]

State Assembly

Canella was on track to win reelection again in 1990 when he decided to run for a special election for the California State Assembly that January. He won the race for the 27th district vacated by Democrat Gary Condit (who had been elected to Congress) and was reelected that November and again in 1992 and 1994 (in the renumbered 26th district).[2]

1998 State Senate race

Although California state term limits prevented Cannella from seeking reelection in 1996, he announced his candidacy for the California State Senate seat held by Republican Dick Monteith in 1998.

Democrats (led by then President Pro Tem John Burton) campaigned for Cannella, who lost the election with 44% of votes cast.[3]

Personal life

Cannella and his wife Donna have three children: Nicole, Anthony and Vincent. In 2010, Anthony Cannella, was elected State Senator for the 12th District as a Republican.[4]

References

"Guide to the Salvatore (Sal) Cannella Papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Sal Cannella, Democrat". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.7 (July 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, July 1992.
"Anthony Cannella (R) - District 12 | archive.senate.ca.gov". archive.senate.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-30.

External links

JoinCalifornia, Election History for the State of California

California Assembly
Preceded by Gary Condit	California State Assembly, 27th District 1990–1992	Succeeded by Sam Farr
Preceded by Patrick Johnston	California State Assembly, 26th District 1992–1996	Succeeded by Dennis Cardoza

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[1] "Guide to the Salvatore (Sal) Cannella Papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2020-08-30.

[joincalifornia-2] Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Sal Cannella, Democrat". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23.

[california_journal_december_1998-3] California Journal Vol. XXIII, No.7 (July 1992) "Complete Primary Results". StateNet Publications, July 1992.

[4] "Anthony Cannella (R) - District 12 | archive.senate.ca.gov". archive.senate.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-30.