James R. Matthews was the running mate of which athletic director at the University of Southern California and a former American football player, broadcaster, and politician who was the chairman of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005?
Lynn Swann Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is the athletic director at the University of Southern California and a former American football player, broadcaster, and politician who was the chairman of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania. During his football career, he was a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
Politics of California The Big Five is an informal institution of the legislative leadership role in California's government, consisting of the governor, the Assembly speaker, the Assembly minority leader, the Senate president pro tempore, and the Senate minority leader. Members of the Big Five meet in private to discuss bills pending in the legislature. Because the party caucus leaders in California's legislature also control the party's legislative campaign funds, the leaders wield tremendous power over their caucus members. They are thus able to exert some influence in their caucus's votes in Big Five meetings.