conversation took place after the settlement despite his earlier comment to a reporter that the conversation had taken place several months earlier. Reinecke stayed in the race for governor, but was defeated by Flournoy, who went on to lose to Jerry Brown (D) in the general election. He was convicted of perjury in July 1974, but refused to resign until the state law required him to do so. California law barred anyone convicted of perjury from holding office in the state; but the state attorney general ruled that this provision would not take effect until sentencing. On October 2, 1974, he was sentenced to an 18-month suspended term and resigned from office the same day. On December 8, 1975, an appeals court overturned the ruling because "the Senate Judiciary Committee before which he was accused of perjuring himself had failed to publish its rule permitting a one-man quorum." Later life Reinecke and his wife, the former Jean Hrabec Mietus (1923–2011), a Pennsylvania native, owned the Diamond R Ranch on Bucks Bar Road in Placerville, California. They were the first ranchers to import and breed Charolais cattle in El Dorado County, California. In 1981, they opened the restaurant "Zachary Jacques" known for prime rib and live musical entertainment. They also operated the brokerage firm, Reinecke Realty Residential. Reinecke died of natural causes on Christmas Eve 2016, in Laguna Hills, California, at the age of 92. See also List of Lieutenant Governors of California List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes List of federal political scandals in the United States References External links Congressional biography Video: Reinecke discusses drug trafficking |- 1924 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Lutherans American Lutherans American perjurers Beverly Hills High School alumni California Institute of Technology alumni California politicians convicted of crimes California Republican Party chairs Lieutenant Governors of California Military personnel from Oregon People from El Dorado County, California People from Los Angeles People from Rancho Mirage, California Politicians from Medford, Oregon Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California United States Navy sailors