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Al Loehr
Al Loehr (October 20, 1927 – April 26, 2013) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician. Loehr served as the mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota, St. Cloud, Minnesota, for two terms from 1971 until 1980 and as Minnesota Commissioner of Veterans Affairs. Loehr worked for a railroad in his early life. His father was a Stone carving, stone cutter. Loehr enlisted in the United States military during World War II and served in the Pacific War, Pacific theater, landing in Hiroshima near the end of the war. Loehr became the oldest living former mayor of St. Cloud in September 2010 upon the death of his predecessor, Ed Henry (Minnesota politician), Ed Henry. References 1927 births 2013 deaths Mayors of St. Cloud, Minnesota American military personnel of World War II {{Minnesota-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
