Walter Capps
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Walter Capps | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district | |
In office January 3, 1997 – October 28, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Seastrand |
Succeeded by | Lois Capps |
Personal details | |
Born | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | May 5, 1934
Died | October 28, 1997 Reston, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Santa Barbara Cemetery Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Lois Capps (m. 1960) |
Walter Holden Capps (May 5, 1934 – October 28, 1997) was an American politician. He was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives. Capps lost an election to Andrea Seastrand for the 22nd district in California in 1994, which was a landslide year for the Republicans. While driving home from a campaign event during the summer of 1996, Capps' vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. Capps was seriously injured and was unable to actively campaign until the final few weeks of the race. During his absence from the campaign, his opponent, graciously, didn't make his failing health an issue. Ultimately, despite his absence from the campaign trail, Capps won, even as Bob Dole edged Bill Clinton in the district.
Capps died of a heart attack at Dulles Airport only nine months into his term. The Reverend Jesse Jackson attended his funeral. Capps was succeeded by his widow, Lois Capps, who won in a special election in the spring of 1998. Subsequent legislation by Congresswoman Capps has mandated the presence of AEDs in public places.
Before entering politics, Capps taught for more than thirty years at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As a Professor in the Religious Studies department he helped define the field, and cataloged the growth and changes in his 1995 book Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline. An anti-war activist during the 1960s, he later initiated a nationally renowned course titled "Religion and the Impact of Vietnam" in 1979.
Education[edit]
Capps received both a master's degree and PhD from Yale Divinity School.[1] On May 30, 1997 Capps received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden [2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Educational History - Capps Center". www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Honorary doctorates - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress. "Walter Capps (id: c000134)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Walter Capps at Find a Grave
- Appearances on C-SPAN
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Andrea Seastrand |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd congressional district January 3, 1997 – October 28, 1997 |
Succeeded by Lois Capps |
105th | Senate: D. Feinstein • B. Boxer | House: G. Brown Jr. • R. Dellums • P. Stark • Ge. Miller • H. Waxman • J. Dixon • V. Fazio • J. Lewis • B. Matsui • B. Thomas • D. Dreier • D. Hunter • T. Lantos • M. Martinez • H. Berman • R. Packard • E. Torres • E. Gallegly • W. Herger • N. Pelosi • C. Cox • D. Rohrabacher • G. Condit • D. Cunningham • C. Dooley • J. Doolittle • M. Waters • T. Campbell • X. Becerra • K. Calvert • A. Eshoo • B. Filner • J. Harman • S. Horn • J. Kim • B. McKeon • R. Pombo • L. Roybal-Allard • E. Royce • L. Woolsey • S. Farr • F. Riggs • B. Bilbray • S. Bono • Z. Lofgren • G. Radanovich • J. Millender-McDonald • W. Capps • J. Rogan • L. Sanchez • B. Sherman • E. Tauscher • L. Capps • M. Bono Mack • B. Lee |
- 1934 births
- 1997 deaths
- American anti-war activists
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
- Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska
- University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
- Yale Divinity School alumni
- Writers from California
- Writers from Omaha, Nebraska
- California Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Religious studies scholars
- 20th-century American politicians
- Activists from California
- Burials at Santa Barbara Cemetery