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  Kuchel, Thomas H.
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NameThomas H. Kuchel
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Anaheim, California , United States
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Born August 15, 1910
DiedNovember 21, 1994 (84 years)
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Infoborn in Anaheim, Orange County, Calif., August 15, 1910; attended the public schools; graduated from the University of Southern California in 1932 and from the law school of the same university in 1935; was admitted to the bar the same year and began practice in Anaheim, Calif.; member, State assembly 1936-1939; member, State senate 1940-1945, and while serving as State senator volunteered and was called to active duty in the United States Naval Reserve as a lieutenant (jg), serving until 1945; State controller 1946-1953; appointed in 1953 and subsequently elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard M. Nixon; reelected in 1956 and again in 1962 and served from January 2, 1953, to January 3, 1969; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1968; Republican whip 1959-1969; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and California, until his retirement in 1981; resided in Beverly Hills, Calif., until his death on November 21, 1994.


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  06/04/1968 CA US Senate - R Primary Lost 46.92% (-3.13%)
  01/03/1967 US Senate Assistant Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/1965 US Senate Assistant Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/1963 US Senate Assistant Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1962 CA US Senate Won 56.33% (+12.89%)
  06/05/1962 CA US Senate - R Primary Won 75.02% (+61.36%)
  06/05/1962 CA US Senate - D Primary Lost 0.54% (-82.04%)
  01/03/1961 US Senate Assistant Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/1959 US Senate Assistant Minority Leader Won 58.82% (+17.65%)
  11/06/1956 CA US Senate Won 53.96% (+8.34%)
  06/05/1956 CA US Senate - D Primary Lost 26.25% (-27.11%)
  06/05/1956 CA US Senate - R Primary Won 90.45% (+86.18%)
  11/02/1954 CA US Senate Special Won 53.21% (+7.71%)
  06/08/1954 CA US Senate - Special D Primary Lost 28.75% (-23.63%)
  06/08/1954 CA US Senate - Special R Primary Won 88.57% (+80.59%)
  01/02/1953 CA US Senate Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1950 CA Controller Won 88.21% (+81.62%)
  11/05/1946 CA Controller Won 91.06% (+82.13%)
  02/10/1946 CA Controller - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1944 CA State Senate 35 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1940 CA State Senate 35 Won 80.67% (+61.33%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall
CA US President - R Primary - Jun 02, 1964 R Nelson A. Rockefeller