Shumway NormanD

American Republican politician, elected to the United States House of Representatives from Californias 14th congressional district in November 1978, defeating incumbent Democrat John J. McFall. He won reelection five times but chose not to seek re-election in 1990. Shumway has been active as a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a missionary to Japan from 1954 to 1958, and as a bishop of the church from 1969 to 1974. He has been a seminary instructor, high priest group leader, gospel doctrine teacher, ward organist, high councilman and a counselor in a stake presidency. In 1960, Shumway married the former Luana Schow. They have six children. In October 2009 Shumway published his 570-page autobiography, Times and Seasons of Norman D. Shumway. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less