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1965 California's 26th Congressional District Special Election
There were at least four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1965, during 89th United States Congress. Elections are listed by date and district. __TOC__ List of elections , - ! , Albert Watson , , Democratic , 1962 , , Incumbent resigned February 1, 1965, after being stripped of seniority by the House Democratic Caucus for supporting Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.Incumbent re-elected June 15, 1965 as a Republican.Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ashton Thompson , , Democratic , 1952 , , Incumbent died July 1, 1965.New member elected October 2, 1965.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence J. Brown , , Republican , 1938 , , Incumbent died August 23, 1965.New member elected November 2, 1965.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James Roosevelt , , Democratic , 1954 , , Incumbent resigned to run for Mayor of Los Angeles.New member elected December 15, 1965.Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the United States Constitution, Article One of the Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as Bill (United States Congress), bills. Those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to President of the United States, the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, Impeachment in the United States, impeaching federal officers, and Contingent election, electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the United States Electoral College, Electoral College. Members of the House serve a Fixed-term election, fixed term of two years, with each seat up for election before the start of the next Congress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas M
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel), a 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 California's 26th Congressional District Special Election
There were at least four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1965, during 89th United States Congress. Elections are listed by date and district. __TOC__ List of elections , - ! , Albert Watson , , Democratic , 1962 , , Incumbent resigned February 1, 1965, after being stripped of seniority by the House Democratic Caucus for supporting Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.Incumbent re-elected June 15, 1965 as a Republican.Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ashton Thompson , , Democratic , 1952 , , Incumbent died July 1, 1965.New member elected October 2, 1965.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence J. Brown , , Republican , 1938 , , Incumbent died August 23, 1965.New member elected November 2, 1965.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James Roosevelt , , Democratic , 1954 , , Incumbent resigned to run for Mayor of Los Angeles.New member elected December 15, 1965.Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Los Angeles Mayoral Election
The 1965 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 6, 1965. Incumbent Sam Yorty was re-elected over James Roosevelt and six other candidates in the primary election. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. Election During the campaign, James A. Ware criticized both Yorty and Roosevelt for favoring "federal intervention in city affairs" and "federal encroachment", while City Councilmember Billy G. Mills criticized Roosevelt for disenfranchising minority groups; McGee was criticized by Yorty for running to split the vote. Roosevelt was backed by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and AFL–CIO, criticizing Yorty on his memberships of a "racially segregated private club" and his leadership. Yorty hit back with criticisms towards Roosevelt's spendings and outside spending for his campaign. In the primary election, Yorty won outright and defeated Roos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 United States House Of Representatives Elections In California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1954. Democrats gained two seats and lost one seat. Overview Results Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12 District 13 District 14 District 15 District 16 District 17 District 18 District 19 District 20 District 21 District 22 District 23 District 24 District 25 District 26 District 27 District 28 District 29 District 30 See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine officer, activist, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he served as an official Secretary to the President of the United States, Secretary to the President for his father and was later elected to the United States House of Representatives representing California, serving 5 terms from 1955 to 1965. He received the Navy Cross while serving as a United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps officer during World War II. Early life and career Roosevelt was born at 123 East 36th Street in New York City. He was named after James Roosevelt I, his paternal grandfather. He attended the Potomac School (McLean, Virginia), Potomac School and St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.), St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and the Groton School in Massachusetts. At Groton, he rowed, played football, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Brown (politician)
Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. (June 18, 1927 – January 26, 2022) was an American politician and publisher who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 7th District of Ohio, from 1965 to 1983. He also served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Acting United States Secretary of Commerce in the Presidency of Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1988. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early life and education Brown was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Ethel (née McKinney) and United States Representative Clarence J. Brown. He attended Western High School in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Duke University in 1947 and Harvard Business School, with an M.B.A., in 1949. Career Brown served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 (V-12 Navy College Training Program) and again from 1950 to 1953 in the Korean War. Before entering the service, Brown had started working in the newspaper business for his father's family-owned Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Ohio's 7th Congressional District Special Election
There were at least four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1965, during 89th United States Congress. Elections are listed by date and district. __TOC__ List of elections , - ! , Albert Watson , , Democratic , 1962 , , Incumbent resigned February 1, 1965, after being stripped of seniority by the House Democratic Caucus for supporting Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.Incumbent re-elected June 15, 1965 as a Republican.Republican gain. , nowrap , , - ! , Ashton Thompson , , Democratic , 1952 , , Incumbent died July 1, 1965.New member elected October 2, 1965.Democratic hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Clarence J. Brown , , Republican , 1938 , , Incumbent died August 23, 1965.New member elected November 2, 1965.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , James Roosevelt , , Democratic , 1954 , , Incumbent resigned to run for Mayor of Los Angeles.New member elected December 15, 1965.Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Ohio
The 1938 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 76th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 8, 1938, while Maine held theirs on September 12. They occurred in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term. Roosevelt's Democratic Party lost a net of 72 seats to the Republican Party, who also picked up seats from minor Progressive and Farmer–Labor Parties. Multiple factors contributed to the Democratic decline. One main reason was the Recession of 1937. Unemployment soared, undercutting the Democrats' claim that the New Deal had ended the Great Depression. Democrats fought among themselves, especially over Roosevelt's "Court Packing" plan. In addition, there was backlash against Roosevelt's intervention in the Democratic primaries which angered conservative Democrats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Edwards
Edwin Washington Edwards (August 7, 1927 – July 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972–1980, 1984–1988, and 1992–1996). A member of the Democratic Party, he served twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of almost 16 years in gubernatorial office, which at 5,784 days is the sixth-longest such tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history. An influential figure in Louisiana politics, Edwards, who was dubbed the "very last of the line of New Deal Southern Democrats", was long dogged by charges of corruption. In 2001, he was found guilty of racketeering charges and sentenced to ten years in federal prison. Edwards began serving his sentence in October 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas, and was later transferred to the federal facility in Oakdale, Louisiana. He was released from federal prison in January 2011, having serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
89th United States Congress
The 89th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1967, during the second and third years of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic supermajority, and with the election of U.S. President, President Lyndon B. Johnson to his own term in office, maintaining an overall federal government government trifecta#United States, trifecta. This is the last time Democrats or any party had a 2/3rd supermajority in the Senate. The 89th Congress is regarded as "arguably the most productive in American history". Some of its landmark legislation includes Social Security Amendments of 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
