John Van de Kamp was born on 7 February 1936 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was married to Andrea Fisher. He died on 14 March 2017 in Pasadena, California, USA.
California State Attorney General from 1983-91. Former prosecutor for Los Angeles County. As Attorney General he successfully passed restrictions on assault weapons after a gunman used one to murder five children in a school in Stockton in 1989.