Which member of the Mercury Seven became a Senator?
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Mercury Seven The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or Astronaut Group 1. They piloted the manned spaceflights of the Mercury program from May 1961 to May 1963. These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.
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John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times.
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Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (born February 3, 1933) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from 1977 to 2007. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history until it was surpassed by Barbara Mikulski by a single day when her term ended on January 3, 2017.
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David Minard Captain David Minard, MC, USN (23 May 1913 – 9 October 2005) Mercury Seven heat stress physiologist for Project Mercury
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David Durenberger David Ferdinand "Dave" Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
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J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–38) and a U.S. Senator (1938–69). During his Senate career, he was active on health-related issues and served as Senate Majority Whip (1941–47). At time of his retirement, Hill was the fourth-most senior Senator.
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Dominic Foreman Dominic John Foreman (born 6 August 1933) is a former Australian politician. He was a union official and South Australian Secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Employees' Union before entering politics. From 1979-1980 he was President of the South Australian Labor Party. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He held the seat until his resignation in 1997; John Quirke was appointed to replace him.
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Mo Denis Moises "Mo" Denis (born August 9, 1961) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served in the Nevada Senate since 2010. He was previously a member of the Nevada Assembly, serving from 2004 to 2010.
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Ron Boswell Ronald Leslie Doyle "Ron" Boswell (born 9 December 1940) is a former Australian politician. He represented the Nationals in the Australian Senate for Queensland from 1983 to 2014 and led the party in the Senate from 1990 to 2007. He became Father of the Senate in 2008.
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United States Senate election in Montana, 1972 The 1972 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent United States Senator Lee Metcalf, who was first elected to the Senate in 1960 and was re-elected in 1966, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary, he moved on to the general election, where he faced Hank Hibbard, a State Senator and the Republican nominee. Following a close campaign, Metcalf managed to narrowly win re-election to his third term in the Senate over Hibbard.
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John Marshall Butler John Marshall Butler (July 21, 1897March 14, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1951 to 1963.
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Channel 7 (musician) Marcus Vest, known by his stage name Seven Aurelius is an American singer, songwriter, and producer.
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Waldo P. Johnson Waldo Porter Johnson (September 16, 1817August 14, 1885) was a United States Senator from Missouri, and later a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.
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United States Senate election in Missouri, 2000 The 2000 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 7, 2000, to select the next U.S. Senator from Missouri. Incumbent Senator John Ashcroft lost the election to Mel Carnahan, despite the fact that Carnahan had died in a plane crash three weeks before election day.
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Michael Forrestall John Michael William Curphey Forrestall (September 23, 1932 – June 8, 2006), known as Michael Forrestall, was a Canadian Senator and Member of Parliament.
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Hattie Wyatt Caraway Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American political figure who became the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States Senator. Caraway represented Arkansas. She was the first woman to preside over the Senate. She won reelection to a full term in 1932 with the active support of fellow Senator Huey Long, of neighboring Louisiana.
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Neil Lynch (politician) Neil Lynch (born September 18, 1934) is an American politician in the state of Montana. He served in the Montana Senate and was its majority leader from 1973 to 1977.
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Leroy F. Greene Leroy F. Greene (January 31, 1918 – September 29, 2002) was a Democratic politician in the State of California. He represented Sacramento County in the State Assembly from 1962 until 1982 and was a California state senator from 1982 to 1998. His thirty-six years of service between the two houses made him the seventh-longest serving member in the history of the California State Legislature.
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California's 7th State Senate district California's 7th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Glazer of Orinda.
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Tom Stewart Arthur Thomas Stewart (January 11, 1892October 10, 1972), more commonly known as Tom Stewart, was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1939 to 1949.
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Fred Thompson Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton Thompson; August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, film and television actor, and radio host. Thompson, a Republican, served in the United States Senate representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003, and was a GOP presidential candidate in 2008.
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Claire McCaskill Claire Conner McCaskill ( ; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Missouri. She is the first female U.S. Senator elected in Missouri in her own right.