In 1957, he took a faculty position in the Pomona College Department of Political Science, where he quickly won tenure and remained a full time professor until 1960 and a part time faculty member until 1966, when he ran for California State Controller. In 1960, he successfully ran for California State Assembly as a Republican Party candidate, and served from 1961 to 1967. In 1966, he was elected California State Controller and served as Controller from 1967 to 1975.
In 1974 he ran for Governor of California. He defeated the more conservative choice, Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke, in the GOP primary but then lost a surprisingly close election to Democratic Secretary of State Jerry Brown in a heavily Democratic year. Flournoy, who blamed the September 1974 Gerald Ford pardon of Richard Nixon for his loss, never ran for political office again.
In 1976, he was appointed professor at USC in Los Angeles. He taught at the School of Public Administration (now part of the School of Policy, Planning, and Development) until 1993. He also served the USC administration as a governmental affairs advisor until 1999. He also served on the boards of several corporations. After retirement he resided in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and Bodega Bay, California. Flournoy died of congestive heart failure on January 7, 2008, on a flight from San Diego to Santa Rosa, California.[1][2]
External linksedit
Houston Flournoy *56 - obituary at Princeton
Referencesedit
^Woo, Elaine (January 10, 2008). "Legislator and 2-term state controller lost '74 gov.'s race". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^Houston Flournoy, former gubernatorial candidate, dies at 78, Mercury News, Marcus Wohlsen and AP, January 8, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
houston, flournoy, houston, irving, flournoy, october, 1929, january, 2008, american, politician, served, california, legislator, 26th, california, state, controller, from, 1967, 1975, under, governor, ronald, reagan, later, became, professor, public, administ. Houston Irving Flournoy October 7 1929 January 7 2008 was an American politician who served as a California legislator and the 26th California State Controller from 1967 to 1975 under Governor Ronald Reagan He later became a professor of public administration at the University of Southern California USC As of 2024 he is the last Republican to have served as California State Controller Houston I FlournoyCalifornia State ControllerIn office January 2 1967 January 6 1975GovernorRonald ReaganPreceded byAlan CranstonSucceeded byKenneth CoryMember of the California State Assembly from the 49th districtIn office January 2 1961 January 2 1967Preceded byErnest R GeddesSucceeded byPeter F SchabarumPersonal detailsBornHouston Irving Flournoy 1929 10 07 October 7 1929New York City U S DiedJanuary 7 2008 2008 01 07 aged 78 California U S Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States Air ForceBattles warsKorean WarBorn in New York City he attended Cornell University in Ithaca New York where he was active in the Cornell University Glee Club and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity He studied under Clinton Rossiter a Cornell faculty member who was an authority on The Federalist After graduating from Cornell in 1950 he served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War In 1956 he earned a Ph D in politics at Princeton University While in New Jersey he worked in politics as a researcher for the New Jersey Legislature and an aide to Senator H Alexander Smith In 1957 he took a faculty position in the Pomona College Department of Political Science where he quickly won tenure and remained a full time professor until 1960 and a part time faculty member until 1966 when he ran for California State Controller In 1960 he successfully ran for California State Assembly as a Republican Party candidate and served from 1961 to 1967 In 1966 he was elected California State Controller and served as Controller from 1967 to 1975 In 1974 he ran for Governor of California He defeated the more conservative choice Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke in the GOP primary but then lost a surprisingly close election to Democratic Secretary of State Jerry Brown in a heavily Democratic year Flournoy who blamed the September 1974 Gerald Ford pardon of Richard Nixon for his loss never ran for political office again In 1976 he was appointed professor at USC in Los Angeles He taught at the School of Public Administration now part of the School of Policy Planning and Development until 1993 He also served the USC administration as a governmental affairs advisor until 1999 He also served on the boards of several corporations After retirement he resided in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida and Bodega Bay California Flournoy died of congestive heart failure on January 7 2008 on a flight from San Diego to Santa Rosa California 1 2 External links editHouston Flournoy 56 obituary at Princeton Tribute by State Senator Tom McClintockReferences edit Woo Elaine January 10 2008 Legislator and 2 term state controller lost 74 gov s race Los Angeles Times Retrieved May 15 2018 Houston Flournoy former gubernatorial candidate dies at 78 Mercury News Marcus Wohlsen and AP January 8 2008 Retrieved December 15 2022 California AssemblyPreceded byErnest R Geddes California State Assemblyman 49th DistrictJanuary 2 1961 January 2 1967 Succeeded byPeter F SchabarumPolitical officesPreceded byAlan Cranston California State ControllerJanuary 2 1967 January 6 1975 Succeeded byKenneth CoryParty political officesPreceded byRonald Reagan Republican nominee for Governor of California1974 Succeeded byEvelle J Younger Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Houston I Flournoy amp oldid 1211985438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
