Bill Bagley

William Thompson Bagley (June 29, 1928 – June 9, 2025) was an American politician in the state of California who served in the California Assembly as a Republican from 1960 to 1974, representing Marin and Sonoma Counties (then, Assembly District 7). From 1989 to 2002, Bagley served as a member of the University of California Board of Regents and in 2002, was named Alumnus of the Year by the California Alumni Association. In 1987, the stretch of California Highway 101 from the Robin Williams (née Waldo) Tunnel to San Rafael was named the William T. Bagley Freeway. He is the author of California's Golden Years: When Government Worked and Why. He also served as a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from April 15, 1975 to April 15, 1980, and as Chairman for the commission from April 15, 1975 to November 15, 1978. On June 9, 2025, Bagley died at the age of 96.