Jean Moorhead Duffy
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December 17, 1938
Democratic (1981)
Jean Moorhead Duffy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 5th district | |
| In office December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene T. Gualco |
| Succeeded by | Tim Leslie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Carol Macpherson December 17, 1938 |
| Party | Republican (before 1981) Democratic (1981) |
| Spouse(s) |
Ernest L. McElderry
(m. 1960, divorced)George V. Moorhead
(m. 1974; div. 1984) |
| Children | 4, including Lorna Jean Moorhead |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley Stanford University San Jose State University[1] |
Jean Carol McElderry Moorhead Duffy (née Macpherson; born December 17, 1938) is a former lobbyist[2] and politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.[3]
Moorhead was born Jean Carol Macpherson in Oakland, California, on December 17, 1938. She attended public schools in her hometown. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) in 1961 from Stanford University. She later continued her education at San Jose State University, earning her M.S. in Public Health in 1971. She worked as a public health nurse for Santa Clara County Health Department, then part-time at a clinic for migrant farm workers in southern Santa Clara County, California.[1]
Family
She married Ernest L. McElderry in 1960. The couple had four children. She was married to George V. Moorhead from 1974 until 1984. In 1985, she married her onetime colleague, former assemblyman Gordon W. Duffy (R-Hanford).[1] They remained married until his death on February 10, 2021.[4]