Kenneth L. Maddy
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Kenneth L. Maddy (1936 – February 19, 2000) was a former Republican California Assemblyman and State Senator from Fresno.
Maddy was born in Santa Monica, California. He attended Fresno State College (California State University CSU) and graduated in 1957 with a B.S. in agriculture. He served in the State Assembly for Fresno County from 1970 to 1979. In 1979, Maddy was elected to the State Senate and served there until 1998. He served as the chairman for the State Senate Republican Caucus from 1979 to 1983 and was the Republican Leader of the State Senate from 1987 to 1995. Maddy received numerous awards during his lifetime, including the CSU Alumnus of the Year Award in 1981 and the CSU Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.
[edit] Legacy
- California State, Fresno created the Maddy Institute to help and inspire college students to work in public service
- The Oak Tree Racing Association named a stakes race in his honor in 2000. Taking place at the Santa Anita Park, it is now known as the Senator Ken Maddy Handicap. It was previously known as the Autumn Days Handicap.
- The University of California, Davis, named its veterinarian school's equine laboratory after Maddy.
