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Walter B. Jones, Sr.
Walter Beaman Jones Sr. (August 19, 1913 – September 15, 1992), was an American Democratic politician from the state of North Carolina who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1966 until his death from natural causes in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1992. Early life and education Jones was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and attended Elise Academy, in Hemp, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science in 1934 from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Career Jones became a businessman. Soon after graduation he married and started a family. After getting established in local life, Jones was elected as mayor of Farmville from 1949 to 1953. He was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly from 1955 to 1959, and to the North Carolina State Senate in 1965. Jones was elected as a Democrat to the 89th United States Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Herbert C. Bonner. He was reelected t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 21st-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States, with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park. The earliest evidence of human occupation i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmville, North Carolina
Farmville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States, eight miles to the west of Greenville. At the 2010 Census, the population was 4,654. Farmville is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Farmville has been a Tree City USA community through the Arbor Day Foundation for 36 years, proving its commitment to managing and expanding its public trees. The Town government, in cooperation with other non-profit groups that work for the advancement of the town, sponsor annual events such as the Farmville Dogwood Festival, the Christmas Parade, Hometown Halloween, A Taste of Farmville, and the Holiday Open House, among others. History Established in February 1872, the town was named Farmville because all of its undertakings and activities were farm related. Among the influential founding fathers of Farmville, James Williams May and William Gray Lang made exceptional contributions to the towns development. Mr. James Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
96th United States Congress
The 96th 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, 1979, to January 3, 1981, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1970 Census. Both chambers retained a Democratic majority (though downgraded from the supermajority status in the previous Congress), and with President Carter, maintained an overall federal government trifecta. This is the most recent Congress to feature a Democratic Senator from Idaho, Frank Church, who lost re-election in 1980. Major events * March 28, 1979: Partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island * July 11, 1979: Skylab began its return to earth * November 4, 1979: Iran hostage crisis began * 1979 energy crisis * February 2, 1980: Abscam became p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
95th United States Congress
The 95th 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, DC from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979, during the final weeks of the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford and the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers maintained a Democratic supermajority, and with Jimmy Carter being sworn in as President on January 20, 1977, this gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 90th Congress ending in 1969. , this was the most recent Congress to approve an amendment (the unratified District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment) to the Constitution. This is the last time democrats or any party held a 2/3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
94th United States Congress
The 94th 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, DC from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 1977, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Gerald Ford. This was the first Congress of the currently (as of the 117th) longest serving senator, Patrick Leahy of Vermont. This is the most recent Congress with a Republican Senator from Hawaii, Hiram Fong, and a Democratic Senators from Utah and Wyoming, Frank Moss and Gale W. McGee, Fong retired and the other two lost re-election at the end of the 94th Congress. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. The Democrats not only maintained their majorities in the House and Senate, but would increase their numbers to supermajority status in both chambers. This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
93rd United States Congress
The 93rd 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, DC from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1975, during the last 18 months of Richard Nixon's presidency, and the first 6 months of Gerald Ford's. This Congress was the first (and, to date, only) Congress with more than two Senate Presidents (the Vice President of the United States), in this case, three. After the resignation of Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford was appointed under the authority of the newly ratified 25th Amendment. Ford became president the next year and Nelson Rockefeller was appointed in his place. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Nineteenth Census of the United States in 1970. Both chambers had a Democratic majority. This is the earliest Congress to feature a member of the current 117th Congress, Represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
92nd United States Congress
The 92nd 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, DC from January 3, 1971, to January 3, 1973, during the third and fourth years of Richard Nixon's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1960 Census. Both chambers maintained a Democratic majority. Major events Passing legislation on revenue-sharing was a key event of the congress. President Richard Nixon had it listed on his list of top policies to cover for the year. Nixon signed the bill into law at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The law gained support from many state and local officials including: San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto whose city received $27 million in revenue-sharing money in the first year. Alito said that many projects that would not have been possible could now be done, "That will ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
91st United States Congress
The 91st 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, DC from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1971, during the final weeks of the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the first two years of the first presidency of Richard Nixon. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960. Both chambers had a Democratic majority - albeit with losing their supermajority status in the Senate. With Richard Nixon being sworn in as President on January 20, 1969, this ended the Democrats' overall federal government trifecta that they had held since the 87th Congress. Major events *January 20, 1969: Richard M. Nixon became 37th President of the United States. Major legislation * December 30, 1969: Tax Reform Act of 1969, * December 30, 1969: Federal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
90th United States Congress
The 90th 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, 1967, to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighteenth Census of the United States in 1960. Both chambers had a Democratic majority - maintaining a supermajority in the Senate, but losing seats in the House, costing them supermajority status in that chamber. Along with President Johnson, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government trifecta. Major events Major legislation * April 4, 1967: Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act, , * November 7, 1967: Public Broadcasting Act, , * December 14, 1967: Uniform Congressional District Act, , * December 15, 1967: Age Discriminati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Journal
''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in Washington, D.C., offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes daily journalism covering politics and public policy and is led by president Kevin Turpin, ''National Journal Daily'' editor-in-chief Jeff Dufour, and ''The Hotline'' editor-in-chief Kirk Bado. Initially popularized by its weekly magazine, which closed in December 2015 after 46 years of publication, ''National Journal'' shifted to a paid membership model in 2011 and began providing strategic research and analysis through its suite of products for government affairs and public policy professionals. ''National Journal'' now serves over 1,000 members from both the public and private sectors. History and profile ''National Journal'' was founded in 1969 as the Government Research Corporation, a premium research service and journalism company, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Almanac Of American Politics
''The Almanac of American Politics'' is a reference work published biennially by Columbia Books & Information Services. It aims to provide a detailed look at the politics of the United States through an approach of profiling individual leaders and areas of the country. The first edition of the ''Almanac'' was published in 1972. The ''National Journal'' published biennial editions of the ''Almanac'' from 1984 through 2014. In 2015, Columbia Books & Information Services became the publisher. Overview The ''Almanac'' is broken down alphabetically by state, with each congressional district in each state profiled separately. The information provided by the ''Almanac'' includes: *Demographic information on each district, including income, racial distribution, and other statistics. *Profiles of the Congressional representative from each district as well as each state's Senators, including voting record on key votes, advocacy group ratings, etc.; profiles of governors are also included. *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ..., or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumbent dying or resigning, or when the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office (because of a recall election, recall, dual mandate, election or appointment to a prohibited dual mandate, Disqualification of convicted representatives in India, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain a Call of the house, minimum attendance), or when an election is invalidated by voting irregu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
