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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. His two full terms ran from 1829 until 1837. A veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson was popularly known…

Patricia Fukuda SAIKI, Congress, HI (1930)

SAIKI Patricia , a Representative from Hawaii; born in Hilo, Hawaii, May 28, 1930; graduated from Hilo High School, Hilo, Hawaii, 1948; B.S., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1952; teacher;…

John McCain

John McCain was a U.S. senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He was the Republican nominee for president in 2008. A 1958 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, John McCain had a 22-…

James Howard WEAVER, Congress, OR (1927)

WEAVER James Howard , A Representative from Oregon; born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., August 8, 1927; attended public schools in Des Moines, Iowa; moved to Eugene, Oreg., 1947; B.S.,…

Strom Thurmond 2003 Deaths

Strom ThurmondAge: 100 South Carolina politician who was the longest-serving U.S. senator in history, holding the office from 1954 to 2003. Early in his career Thurmond was an avowed…

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris is the first woman, as well as the first woman of Black and Indian heritage, to be vice president of the United States. Kamala Harris grew up in central California, the child of two…

Clint Ronald ROBERTS, Congress, SD (1935)

ROBERTS Clint Ronald , a Representative from South Dakota; born in Presho, Lyman County, S.Dak., January 30, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated from Presho High School, Presho, S.Dak…

Robert E. SWEENEY, Congress, OH (1924-2007)

SWEENEY Robert E. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 4, 1924; attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland; Georgetown University, Washington, D.C…

Thomas G. TANCREDO, Congress, CO (1945)

TANCREDO Thomas G. , a Representative from Colorado; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., December 20, 1945; graduated from Holy Family High School, Broomfield, Colo., 1964; B.A., University of…

Thomas Joseph TAUKE, Congress, IA (1950)

TAUKE Thomas Joseph , a Representative from Iowa; born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, October 11, 1950; attended the Dubuque County private schools; graduated from Wahlert High School, 1968; B.…