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  Schmitt, Harrison "Jack"
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NameHarrison "Jack" Schmitt
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Silver City, New Mexico , United States
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Born July 03, 1935 (88 years)
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Infoborn in Santa Rita, Grant County, N.Mex., July 3, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., 1957; Fulbright fellowship student at the University of Oslo (Norway), 1957-1958; doctorate in geology, Harvard University 1964; geologist, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior 1964-1965; astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1965-1975; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1976, and served from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1983; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982; consultant in science, technology and public policy 1983 to the present; is a resident of Albuquerque, N.Mex.


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  11/02/1982 NM US Senate Lost 46.23% (-7.55%)
  11/02/1976 NM US Senate Won 56.82% (+14.11%)
  06/01/1976 NM US Senate - R Primary Won 71.70% (+48.63%)
ENDORSEMENTS
U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
US Ambassador to China - Feb 27, 1979 NPA Reject