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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—AlaskaMaurice Robert (Mike) GRAVEL
(1930- )
Senate Years of Service:
1969-1981Party: DemocratGRAVEL, Maurice Robert
(Mike), a Senator from Alaska; born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 13, 1930; attended private schools; graduated,
Columbia University 1956; member of the United States Army, Counter
Intelligence Corps 1951-1954; member, Alaska house of
representatives 1962-1966, elected speaker in 1965; author; engaged
in real estate development in Anchorage and Kenai; elected as a
Democrat to the United States Senate in 1968; reelected in 1974,
and served from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful
candidate for renomination in 1980; is a resident of Arlington,
Va.
Bibliography
Gravel, Mike, and Joe Lauria. A Political Odyssey: The Rise of
American Militarism and One Man’s Fight to Stop It. New
York: Seven Stories Press, 2008; Gravel, Mike, Citizen Power: A
Mandate for Change. Bloomington, Ind: AuthorHouse, 2008;
Gravel, Mike. Citizen Power: A People’s Platform. New
York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972; Gravel, Mike. Jobs and
More Jobs. Anchorage: Mt. McKinley Publishers, 1968.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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