George Frederick Senner Jr. (November 24, 1921 – October 6, 2007) was an American Democratic

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Senner was born in

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. He graduated from

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, where he played football and was president of his senior class. Beginning in May 1942, he served with the

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for 27 months in the South Pacific. He was discharged in October 1945 with the rank of sergeant, after which he resumed his education. In 1952 he earned his law degree from the

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and was admitted to the bar in October of that year. Returning to Miami, Senner served as an assistant attorney for the city from 1952 to 1954. In 1954, he won election as county attorney for

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and served in that office until 1957. In August 1957, he became a member of the

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, and served as its chairman from 1958 until 1961. He was elected as a Democrat to the

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in 1962, representing the newly created 3rd congressional district. Senner voted for many key laws while in Congress, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the

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, which introduced

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and

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, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Though he was re-elected in 1964, he was defeated for re-election in 1966 by

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Sam Steiger Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Pre ...

. Upon his defeat, Senner returned to the practice of law. He died on October 6, 2007, in Sun City, Arizona.

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George F. Senner Jr. dies; former congressman
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