Evelle Jansen Younger (June 19, 1918-May 4, 1989) was Attorney General of California from 1971-1979. Prior to that, he was District Attorney of Los Angeles County 1964-1971. In 1978, he ran for Governor of California, but lost to incumbent Jerry Brown. Younger was a member of the Republican Party. Though he was defeated for governor, Younger's ticket-mate, Mike Curb, won the office of lieutenant governor. Curb is the last Republican to have served thus far as California lieutenant governor
