july august american politician educator state oregon republican served years united_states senator oregon chairman native served united_states_navy world war graduating war earned graduate degree stanford_university returning oregon professor teaching served houses won election oregon secretary state office age years later elected 29th governor oregon youngest person serve offices served terms governor election united_states senate senate served years holds record longest tenure senator oregon time retirement 7th senior senator second senior republican considered candidate richard_nixon running mate republican_party presidential ticket served chairman different occasions role able direct funding oregon research related projects oregon institutions buildings facilities named honor including united_states courthouse portland library alma mater light rail station newport outside oregon research center named honor support medical research senate died portland august long illness early life born dallas oregon july son mark father california mother tennessee mark years old maternal grandmother took household mother attended graduated teaching degree years taught school dallas years family moved salem taught junior high school encouraged mother experience politics came age campaigned neighborhood president election campaign late 1930s worked tour guide new oregon state capitol building salem key enter governor office sat governor chair june year old driving mother car struck killed pedestrian crossed street held liable crash found liable family case way court trial court decision graduated salem high school enrolled salem attending brother later helped chapter beta college worked time oregon secretary state learned build political base sending messages potential voters reading life changes posted newspapers deaths political career path beginning state legislature culminating spot united_states senate blank position senate graduated bachelor_of_arts degree years school school lost election student body president joined graduation taking world war battles okinawa landing craft officer witnessed war lieutenant witnessed effects atomic bombing hiroshima americans ruins city later senator opposed arms vietnam war japan served french witnessed wealth divide peasant vietnamese colonial french discharge spent year law school decided politics teaching better suited enrolled stanford_university obtained master degree political science returned salem stanford began working assistant professor political science tenure professor built political base sending messages speaking public forum invitation political career career public office spanned decades held office legislative executive branches oregon state government including terms governor national stage longest serving senator oregon candidate republican vice presidential nomination twice serve chairman twice investigated possible ethics violations oregon teaching political science serving dean students began political career winning election republican defeated seat time state assembly elections determined county wide votes served terms representing salem lower chamber time youngest legislator oregon lived parents home teach early morning classes walk street capitol won election seat received national attention early support run president united_states republican earned spot delegate year college saw discrimination african americans salem tasked fraternity dinner driving guest black artist portland african americans prohibited staying hotels salem introduced passed legislation house prohibited discrimination based race public accommodations federal legislation court decisions national level ran won seat senate representing legislature continued apply strategy learned expanded cover entire state increase political base serving state senate youngest secretary state oregon history winning election age defeated fellow state senator office receiving vote november general election took office january remained resigned january run governor oregon republican_party opposed candidacy going primary election large political base cultivated allowed win party primary despite party opposition primary defeated oregon state republican nomination july primary election married counselor marriage campaign drew attention converted baptist religion couple children elizabeth vincent continued campaign governor office wedding avoided public appearances fellow republican candidates office mention campaign despite requests republicans joint appearances november general election faced democratic incumbent final days campaign senator democrat implied lied trial deadly car accident tactic press denounced comments holmes democrats defeated holmes winning vote election election saw democratic_party gain majority chambers state legislature time holmes defeat attributed image charisma portrayed campaign issues declining economy increased taxation capital punishment labor education election holmes attempted appoint secretary state replace resign governor appointed office challenged appointment state court ruled favor constitutional issue appointment confirmed youngest governor history oregon point time age considered possible candidate run senate seat instead ran election faced oregon attorney general general election winning votes state term governor 20th century elected later second governor point state history serve terms gave speech republican national convention san_francisco nominated served temporary chairman party convention advocated moderate approach party opposed extreme associated supporters governor vote resolution supporting policy vietnam war opposed war pledged complete support troops preferred use economic sanctions end war popular governor supported oregon traditional industries timber agriculture felt postwar era expansion industry funding transportation education needed priorities governor worked begin state economy recruiting industrial development holding trade missions initiative helped found graduate level school portland area college graduate programs time seen business leaders essential attracting new industries needed retain highly skilled workers lieu standard portrait governors represented marble bust oregon state capitol national limited terms governor announced candidacy election seat vacated retiring vietnam war election year person vote resolution governors conference expressed support involvement war time war supported percent public supported opponent november election won primary election votes compared combined votes opponents defeated democratic congressman election order finish term governor ended january delayed taking oath office senate january instead usual january election victory governor successful senate campaign national figure richard_nixon short list vice president received strong backing friend considered liberal conservatives southern nixon chose maryland governor later find odds nixon vietnam issues including threat reduce funding white_house legal department scandal nixon failed use funds appropriated dams senator took positions hard classify politically summer told committed cause remarked concerning obviously voting record particularly good foreign policy draft great things adding abstract favorable pro life issues abortion death penalty governor chose sentence convicted murderer allowed execution forward prominent evangelical christian opposed government sponsored school prayer supported civil rights minorities senator south sponsored amendment called complete withdrawal troops vietnam explained neighborhood government act repeatedly introduced congress permitted americans divert personal federal tax money washington local community explained long term goal social services provided neighborhood level served chairman overseeing inauguration ronald_reagan january year 1980s sponsored nuclear freeze legislation senator book topic advocated closure 1980s supporter nuclear fusion programs producing weapons grade producing electricity frequently broke party issues national defense foreign policy military spending ban travel cuba siding environmental conservation issues senator supported increased logging federal lands lone republican vote fiscal year bill rated sixth respected senator survey fellow senators voted authorizing military action iraq gulf war members party senate referred enjoyed warm relations members republican democratic parties columnist revealed paid fees greek arms dealer lobbying senator chairman funding billion trans african pipeline apologized donated money portland hospital revealed failed report number expensive gifts president apologized senate cleared wrongdoing incident received senate investigated gifts received form loans congressman california businessman final election campaign came businessman aggressively went television attack ads attacked touch issues abortion timber management accused incumbent closely allied special interest groups washington tactics moved ahead polls typically stayed campaigning forced respond kind attack ads raised million single month trailing polls november election defeated democrat percent votes percent votes longest serving senator oregon surpassing record days office previously held republican senate vote proposed balanced budget amendment deciding vote prevented passage bill group served previously granted distinguished service award senator retired years political service having won political campaigns entered tenure gained dollars form federal projects oregon included funding transportation projects environmental protection wilderness areas scenic rivers research facilities health care facilities later years legacy retiring political office returned oregon teaching joining faculty oregon professor politics school additionally taught named honor living portland july wife passengers tour bus car collided bus wife received minor injuries began advocating buses required seat belts 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