Bill files, committee files, legislation, campaign and election files, press releases, speech files, subject files, and binders with biographical information pertaining to Rains, a California legislator (State Senate), 18th Senatorial District (Santa Barbara/Ventura). Includes files on abortion, alcoholism, drugs, marijuana, Medi-Cal, Medi-Care, medical malpractice, and smoking.

[Much of the following biographical information is drawn from Oral History Interview with Omer L. Rains: California State Senator, 1974-1982 (Sacramento, California: California State Archives, State Government Oral History Program, 1990)].

35 linear ft. (31 boxes)

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