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|children=One child
|children=One child
|alma_mater=[[University of Southern California]] (BA, LLB)
|alma_mater=[[University of Southern California]] (BA, LLB)
|branc=[[United States Navy}}
|branch=[[United States Navy}}
|unit=Navy Reserve
|unit=Navy Reserve
|battles=[[World War II]]
|battles=[[World War II]]
Kuchel was born in Anaheim in Orange County, the home of [[Disneyland]]. His father, Henry, was a [[newspaper]] editor and the former Letitia Bailey.<ref name=obit/> He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the [[University of Southern California. In 1937, he was elected to the California Assembly, a post he filled for a single term until 1941. He was the California state controller from 1946 until he entered the Senate in 1953. He became controller in 1946 under his mentor, [[Governor]] [[Earl Warren]] and left the post upon his election to the Senate.
Kuchel was born in Anaheim in Orange County, the home of [[Disneyland]]. His father, Henry, was a [[newspaper]] editor and the former Letitia Bailey.<ref name=obit/> He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the [[University of Southern California. In 1937, he was elected to the California Assembly, a post he filled for a single term until 1941. He was the California state controller from 1946 until he entered the Senate in 1953. He became controller in 1946 under his mentor, [[Governor]] [[Earl Warren]] and left the post upon his election to the Senate.
In his bid for a third full term, Kuchel lost the Republican [[primary]] to [[conservative]] Maxwell "Max" Rafferty, the then California superintendent of public instruction. Rafferty, however, was defeated by the stuanchly liberal [[Alan Cranston]], who like Kuchel was a former controller.
In his bid for a third full term, Kuchel lost the Republican [[primary]] to [[conservative]] Maxwell Lewis "Max" Rafferty, Jr. (1917-1982), the then California superintendent of public instruction. Rafferty, however, was defeated by the staunchly liberal [[Alan Cranston]], who like Kuchel was a former controller.
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