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DOOLITTLE, John Taylor, a Representative from California; born in Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 30, 1950; graduated from Cupertino High School, Cupertino, Calif., 1968; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, Calif., 1972; J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Stockton, Calif., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the California state senate, 1981-1990; chair, California senate Republican caucus, 1987-1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2009); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.