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David Negri

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ123900162
Source-derived summary

David Negri (January 29, 1927 – August 9, 2011) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 41st district of the California State Assembly.

Life and career

Negri was born in Burbank, California. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford University and Stanford Law School.

Negri was an attorney.

In 1966, Negri was elected to represent the 41st district of the California State Assembly, succeeding Tom C. Carrell. He served until 1969, when he was succeeded by Henry Arklin.

Negri died on August 9, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 84.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “David Negri” as american politician. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1927, 2011, 1966, 1969—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1927-01-29. The account is most persuasive where David, Negri and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q123900162. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1927, 2011, 1966 and 1969.

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This entry incorporates text from David Negri” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.