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  Roy, William R. "Bill"
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameWilliam R. "Bill" Roy
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Topeka, Kansas , United States
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Born February 23, 1926
DiedMay 26, 2014 (88 years)
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Oct 12, 2022 04:45pm
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InfoROY, William Robert, a Representative from Kansas; born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., February 23, 1926; attended the Lexington, Ill., public schools; B.S., Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 1946; M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago Ill., 1950; J.D., Washburn University Law School, Topeka, Kans., 1970; served in the United States Air Force, 1953-1955; discharged with rank of captain; practiced medicine in Topeka, Kans., 1955-1970; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the Ninety-third Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1975); was not a candidate in 1974 for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1978; resumed the practice of medicine in Topeka; died on May 26, 2014.

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Son Bill Roy, Jr. 1954-

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RACES
  08/07/1990 KS US Senate - D Primary Won 56.85% (+13.71%)
  11/07/1978 KS US Senate Lost 42.41% (-11.45%)
  08/01/1978 KS US Senate - D Primary Won 76.68% (+66.11%)
  11/05/1974 KS US Senate Lost 49.15% (-1.70%)
  08/06/1974 KS US Senate - D Primary Won 85.04% (+70.07%)
  11/07/1972 KS District 2 Won 60.61% (+23.50%)
  11/03/1970 KS District 2 Won 52.34% (+7.39%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject