Political Beginnings
Deukmejian entered politics in California after a short period of private practice in Long Beach alongside Malcolm M. Lucas. He was elected to represent Long Beach in the State Assembly in 1962. In 1966, he became a state senator. By 1969, he was the majority leader in the State Senate. He first ran for Attorney General of California in 1970, finishing fourth in the Republican primary. He won the election for Attorney General in 1978 and served from 1979 to 1983. During this time, he led a high-profile campaign against marijuana in northern California, at one point descending by helicopter along with flak-jacketed, gun-toting agents on a marijuana farm.
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