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  Rhodes, Jr., John Jacob
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AffiliationRepublican  
<-  1980-01-01  
 
NameJohn Jacob Rhodes, Jr.
Address
Mesa, Arizona , United States
EmailNone
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Born September 18, 1916
DiedAugust 25, 2003 (86 years)
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifedRBH
Jan 03, 2015 09:02pm
Tags Caucasian - Army - Methodist - Straight -
Infoborn in Council Grove, Morris County, Kans., September 18, 1916; attended the public schools; was graduated from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans., in 1938 and from Harvard Law School in 1941; was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1942 and the Arizona bar in 1945; commenced practice of law in Mesa, Ariz., in 1946; served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, September 5, 1941, to June 28, 1946; staff judge advocate of Arizona National Guard 1947-1952; vice chairman, Arizona Board of Public Welfare in 1951 and 1952; delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1952, 1964, and 1968; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1983); minority leader (Ninety-third through Ninety-sixth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; returned to the practice of law; is a resident of Mesa, Ariz.


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 25, 2003 12:00am Obituary Former House Minority Leader Rhodes Dies  Article Eric 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 8.50000 Average

FAMILY
Son John Jacob "Jay" Rhodes, III 1943-2011

INFORMATION LINKS
Arizona's Statesman: Congressman John J. Rhodes  Discuss
RACES
  05/17/1988 AZ Governor - Recall Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  11/04/1980 AZ District 1 Won 73.31% (+51.87%)
  01/15/1979 US House Speaker Lost 36.02% (-27.49%)
  12/01/1978 US House Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1978 AZ District 1 Won 70.97% (+41.94%)
  01/04/1977 US House Speaker Lost 32.72% (-34.10%)
  12/01/1976 US House Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1976 AZ District 1 Won 57.34% (+16.65%)
  09/07/1976 AZ District 1 - R Primary Won 76.86% (+53.72%)
  01/14/1975 US House Speaker Lost 33.10% (-33.33%)
  12/01/1974 US House Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1974 AZ District 01 Won 51.09% (+8.76%)
  12/08/1973 US House Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1972 AZ District 1 Won 57.32% (+14.64%)
  09/12/1972 AZ District 1 - R Primary Won 88.19% (+76.37%)
  11/03/1970 AZ District 1 Won 68.49% (+36.98%)
  11/05/1968 AZ District 1 Won 71.62% (+43.24%)
  11/08/1966 AZ District 1 Won 67.15% (+34.29%)
  11/03/1964 AZ District 1 Won 55.28% (+10.56%)
  11/06/1962 AZ District 1 Won 58.67% (+17.35%)
  11/08/1960 AZ District 1 Won 59.23% (+18.46%)
  11/04/1958 AZ District 1 Won 59.25% (+18.49%)
  11/06/1956 AZ District 1 Won 54.93% (+9.87%)
  11/02/1954 AZ District 1 Won 53.13% (+6.26%)
  11/04/1952 AZ District 1 Won 54.02% (+8.03%)
  11/07/1950 AZ Attorney General Lost 34.37% (-31.26%)
ENDORSEMENTS
AZ District 06- R Primary - Sep 13, 1994 R J. D. Hayworth