Local History Field Poll Founder Mervin Field Dies At Age 94 KVCR | By Katie Orr Published June 9, 2015 at 9:52 AM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:41 igs.berkeley.edu The founder of a respected California political poll has died. Mervin Field died yesterday (Monday) in Marin County. He was 94. Capital Public Radio's Katie Orr reports.