In the 1950's, he entered elective politics and was California's state controller from 1959 to 1967.

She was a candidate for state controller in 1974 but lost in the Republican primary.

Davis served as State Controller for eight years until 1995.

Rafferty then lost the general election to Cranston, the outgoing state controller.

The state controller, Gray Davis, says he wants to pay the medical bills, but is legally unable to do so without a court order.

The State Controller reports that during last year we received $96 billion in revenues - a new record - but spent $107 billion.

The State Controller is elected to a four-year term but is limited to two terms.

He represented Los Angeles in the state assembly and served as state controller for eight years.

"It took a letter from the state controller to free up the money," Mr. Dornan said.

In 1982 she ran unsucessfully for state controller as the Peace and Freedom Party candidate.