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Baxter Ward
Baxter Ward
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; from District 5
	In office; 1972–1980
Preceded by	Warren Dorn
Succeeded by	Michael D. Antonovich
Personal details
Born	November 5, 1919
Died	February 4, 2002; Los Angeles
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Karen
Children	Torrey

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Baxter Ward (November 5, 1919 – February 4, 2002) was a television news anchor who served two terms on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Prior to his election on the board, he ran third in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sam Yorty for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1969.

He was born Baxter Ward Schwellenbach in Superior, Wisconsin, and grew up in Ephrata, Washington. He was the nephew of Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach.

Television career[edit]

Ward was a television news anchor first at KCOP-Channel 13, and then with KABC-Channel 7 in Los Angeles before he ran for Mayor.

During the 1950s and early '60s he introduced a non-fiction documentary television show called Adventure Tomorrow with Dr. Martin L. Klein, which presented technology of the exciting years of the early Space Age. The program's producer, George Van Valkenburg described the series as covering anything that moves, flies or explodes.

Board of Supervisors[edit]

Ward served as a supervisor from 1972–1980. As supervisor Ward was a strong advocate for public transport. Under his aegis the country acquired eight rail cars, dubbed El Camino, to bootstrap commuter rail in the Los Angeles area. This effort failed, although the cars operated on Amtrak's San Diegan route for six months in 1978. Critics dubbed the train "Baxter Ward's Choo-Choo" and it contributed to his failed re-election in 1980.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Hobbs, Charles P. (2014). Hidden History of Transportation in Los Angeles. The History Press. ISBN 1-6261-9671-0.

External links[edit]

Klein, Stacey. "Baxter Ward, L.A. County Supervisor, 1974-80". Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. Retrieved 2002-02-04.
obituary at ourcamcapigns.com

Preceded by Warren Dorn	Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 5th district 1972—1980	Succeeded by Michael D. Antonovich

Category:American television reporters and correspondents Category:County supervisors in California Category:Los Angeles, California television anchors Category:People from Grant County, Washington Category:People from Superior, Wisconsin Category:1919 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

[hobbs-1] Hobbs, Charles P. (2014). Hidden History of Transportation in Los Angeles. The History Press. ISBN 1-6261-9671-0.

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