In the 1954 House election , Hunter faced a tough re-election against political newcomer Democrat Bernice F. Sisk . Sisk defeated Hunter in the election with a 53.8 % -46.2 % majority . After losing his re-election bid , he became the general counsel with Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington , D.C. the following year . He served that position until July 1957 when he resigned in order to continue his law practice in Fresno . Three years later , he was again a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago , Illinois . For the next ten years , he collaborated on the development and operation of the Rossmoor Leisure World Communities in California . From 1966 to 1969 , Hunter served as chairman of California 's state commission of housing and community development
1960 Republican National Convention
1960 Republican National Convention
Allan O. Hunter