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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Richard F. Vander Veen |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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November 26, 1922
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| Died | March 03, 2006
(83 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 26, 1922; attended the public schools; graduated from Muskegon High School, Muskegon, Mich., 1940; B.S., University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1946; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1949; enlisted in the United States Navy January 1941, served until 1946, with active duty in the South Pacific Theater; also served in the Korean Conflict, lieutenant (jg.), 1950-1952; admitted to the Michigan bar in 1949 and commenced practice in Grand Rapids; chairman, Michigan Fifth District Democratic Party, 1959; delegate, Michigan State Democratic conventions, 1962, 1964; chairman, Michigan State Democratic convention, 1960; president, Vander Veen, Freihofer & Cook, P.C.; elected to East Grand Rapids Board of Education, 1969-1974; served on the Michigan State Mental Health Commission, 1958-1963, and Michigan State Highway Commission, 1964-1969; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress, by special election, February 18, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Gerald R. Ford; reelected to the Ninety-fourth Congress and served from February 18, 1974, until January 3, 1977; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1978; member, Michigan State Waterways commission, 1984 to present; president, Resource Energy Company; is a resident of Grand Rapids, Mich.
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