LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mervyn Dymally, who spent more than four decades in state and national politics and rose to become California’s highest ranking black official, died Sunday. He was 86. The former ...

Mervyn Dymally, former California lieutenant governor and U.S. congressman who is often credited with breaking down color barriers and opening doors for minorities in the state, died on Oct. 7 in Los ...

*The Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute presented the 6 th Annual Millennial + Gen-Z Symposium on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 10:00AM-3:00PM. The Mervyn M. Dymally ...

Mervyn Dymally served as California's lieutenant governor during Jerry Brown's first term as governor in the 1970s and also at various times represented the Compton area and southern LA County in ...

A former press secretary for the lawmaker said Dymally died Sunday in Los Angeles. The Democrat's health had been in decline. Dymally served in state office for more than two decades and spent another ...

Mervyn Dymally was born in Trinidad in the West Indies and went on to come one of California’s most enduring politicians. In 1962, he became the first foreign-black person elected to the State ...