sentences:  He served in the United States Army and was a lawyer in private practice.He served as president of Compania del Pacifico, a Latin American export firm.He served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1954 to 1962, the California Senate from 1962 to 1965, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968.