Jesse Arthur Younger (April 11, 1893 June 20, 1967) was a United States Representative from California. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first ...
In 1967, Temple ran for a seat in Congress that had been left vacant after the death of Republican Rep. J. Arthur Younger. She'd hoped to follow the political success of George Murphy, her co-star in Little Miss Broadway, who had become a U.S. senator, and Ronald Reagan, her That Hagen Girl co-star,
campaign for U.S. House in 1967. Running as a Republican, Temple Black sought to replace the deceased Rep. J. Arthur Younger to represent San Mateo County, Calif., saying at the time she wanted to break the all-male hold on Californias congressional seats. She lost to Republican Rep. Pete McCloskey.