John B. Pelletier (born September 22, 1884 - November 29, 1946) served in the California State Assembly for the 44th district from 1935 to 1946[1] and was born in Canada.

[2] He immigrated to the United States in 1895.

[3] Pelletier is famous for the fact that, in 1934, he was a "bum" on Skid Row in Los Angeles when master lobbyist Arthur Samish cleaned him up and successfully ran Pelletier for the California Assembly.

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