Gordon Cologne

{{Short description|American politician (1924–2019)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Gordon Cologne

|image = Gordon Cologne, 1967.jpg

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1924|8|24}}

|birth_place = Long Beach, California, US

|death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|4|1924|8|24}}

|death_place = Encinitas, California, US

|office = Member of the California State Senate

|constituency = 37th district (1965–1967)
36th district (1967–1972)

|term = January 4, 1965 – March 2, 1972

|preceded = Lee Backstrand

|succeeded = W. Craig Biddle

|office2=Member of the California State Assembly

|constituency2 = 71st district (1961–1963)
74th district (1963–1965)

|term2 = January 2, 1961 – January 4, 1965

|preceded2 = Leland Milton Backstrand

|succeeded2 = W. Craig Biddle

|party = Republican

|spouse = Patricia Ruth Regan
Patricia J. Radice

|children = 2

|education = University of Southern California

|branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}

|battles = World War II

}}

Gordon Bennett Cologne (August 24, 1924 – January 4, 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-bennett-cologne&pid=191309583&fhid=29972|title=Gordon Bennett Cologne|publisher=The San Diego Union Tribune|access-date=October 20, 2019}} served in the California State Assembly for the 71st from 1961 to 1963 and the 74th district from 1963 to 1965. He also served in the California State Assembly for the 36th district from 1965 to 1967 and the 37th district from 1967 to 1972.{{cite web|title= Join California - Gordon Cologne|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5679|website=joincalifornia.com}} Legislation that bears his name includes the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, anti-pollution legislation which predated the federal Clean Water Act.{{cite web |title=GORDON COLOGNE |url=https://www.watereducation.org/aquapedia/gordon-cologne |website=watereducation.org |publisher=Water Education Foundation |access-date=6 April 2020}} During World War II, he served in the United States Navy.{{cite book|last1=Vassar|first1=Alexander C.|title=Legislators of California|date=2011|url=http://media.onevoter.org/reports/Legislators_of_California.pdf|access-date=23 November 2016}}