Robert Corde Cline (May 6, 1933 – May 15, 2020) was an American politician from

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and a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the

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in 1970 and represented both the 64th and the renumbered 37th districts from 1971 to 1981. In 1980 Cline ran for the state senate seat being vacated by GOP veteran Lou Cusanovich but lost the primary to former Los Angeles Police Chief Ed Davis.

Background

Cline was born in

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. He served in the

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. Cline received his bachelor's and master's degree from

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. Cline lived in

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with his wife and family. He was a tax and financial consultant.OAC-Online Archives of California-Robert Cline Papers
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References

1943 births 2020 deaths Politicians from San Bernardino, California Politicians from San Francisco Military personnel from California University of California, Berkeley alumni Businesspeople from California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly 20th-century members of the California State Legislature {{California-CAAssembly-stub