John J. McFall

John McFall
McFall in 1975
House Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Leader	Tip O'Neill
Preceded by	Tip O'Neill
Succeeded by	John Brademas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1957 – December 31, 1978
Preceded by	J. Leroy Johnson
Succeeded by	Norman D. Shumway
Constituency	11th district (1957–1963) 15th district (1963–1975) 14th district (1975–1978)
Member of the California Assembly
In office 1951–1956
Mayor of Manteca
In office 1949–1950
Personal details
Born	John Joseph McFall (1918-02-20)February 20, 1918 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	March 7, 2006(2006-03-07) (aged 88) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Evelyn Anklam
Children	4
Education	Modesto Junior College University of California, Berkeley (BA, LLB)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Security Intelligence Corps
John J. McFall's voice McFall speaks against a veto of the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 Recorded March 28, 1975

John Joseph McFall (February 20, 1918 – March 7, 2006) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the state of California, rising to the position of House Majority Whip.

McFall was born in Buffalo, New York, and his family moved to Manteca, California, where he attended school. He attended Manteca High School and graduated from Modesto Junior College in 1936.^[1] He then graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1938, and obtained his law degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1941. His career as an attorney was interrupted by service in the Army Security Intelligence Corps from 1942 to 1946, where he was stationed in the United States and became a sergeant.^[1]

In 1948, McFall became a Manteca councilman. He was elected to the state assembly in 1951 and served there until his election to the United States Congress in 1956.

McFall served eleven terms in Congress, but lost his bid for re-election to a 12th term in 1978 and resigned on December 31, 1978.

Congressman McFall, along with other elected officials, was reprimanded for his role in the influence peddling scandal that came to be known as Koreagate.^[2]

He married Evelyn A.M. Anklam McFall in 1950. The couple had four children. In 1978 he retired to Alexandria, Virginia. He died March 7, 2006, from complications of a broken hip and Parkinson's disease.^[3]

• List of federal political scandals in the United States
• List of United States representatives expelled, censured, or reprimanded

• United States Congress. "John J. McFall (id: M000436)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John McFall Collection at the Carl Albert Center