| Clarence J. Tauzer | |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Gilroy, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| State Senate: | California |
| District: | 12th |
| Term: | November 19, 1947 – September 6, 1948 |
| Preceded: | Herbert W. Slater |
| Succeeded: | Farley Presley Abshire |
| Party: | Republican |
| Battles: | World War I World War II |
Clarence Jaurgen "Red" Tauzer (July 7, 1897 – September 6, 1948) was an American lawyer, politician, and junior college sports coach.
Tauzer was born on July 7, 1897, in Gilroy, California. He moved with family to Duncans Mills in 1905 and then in 1907 to Willits, California, where he graduated from Willits High School. Tauzer entered Stanford University in 1916. During World War I, he enlisted in the United States Army and attended officer's training school at Camp Fremont. He was discharged from the army as a first lieutenant.[1] [2]
Tauzer graduated from Stanford in 1923, and moved to Santa Rosa, California, where he joined the law first of Geary and Geary. He later became a partner in the firm, which was renamed Geary and Tauzer. In 1923, Tauzer was also appointed the football coach at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC).[3] He also coached basketball, baseball, and track and field at the school.[4]
Tauzer was elected to the SRJC board in 1930. He resigned from the board in 1942 when he entered the Army Judge Advocate Corps. His law partner, Finlay Gearly, served in his place until he returned and resumed his place on the board. Tauzer resigned a second time in 1948.[5] Tauzer became a member of the California State Senate in 1947.[6] He filled a seat vacated by the death of Herbert W. Slater.
Tauzer died on September 6, 1948, at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco. He had suffered a heart attack five days earlier wile attend the state convention of the American Legion.[1]