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  O'Hara, James G.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1975-01-01  
 
NameJames G. O'Hara
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Utica, Michigan , United States
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Born November 08, 1925
DiedMarch 13, 1989 (63 years)
Contributoreddy 9_99
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Feb 12, 2023 06:02pm
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InfoO'HARA, James Grant, a Representative from Michigan; born in Washington, D.C., November 8, 1925; moved with his parents to Michigan, in 1939; graduated from University of Detroit High School in 1943; during the Second World War served as an enlisted man in the United States Army with Company B, Five Hundred and Eleventh Parachute Infantry Regiment, Eleventh Airborne Division, seeing action in the Pacific Theater of Operations; graduated from the University of Michigan in 1954 and from the law department of the same university in 1955; was admitted to the bar in 1955 and commenced the practice of law in Detroit and Macomb County, Mich.; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1960 and 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate in 1976 for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; member, and later chairman, Federal Minimum Wage Study Commission, 1978-1981; was a resident of Alexandria, Va., until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 1989: interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

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  08/03/1976 MI US Senate - D Primary Lost 23.19% (-21.12%)
  11/05/1974 MI District 12 Won 72.20% (+44.63%)
  11/07/1972 MI District 12 Won 50.82% (+1.64%)
  11/03/1970 MI District 12 Won 76.14% (+53.21%)
  08/04/1970 MI District 12 - D Primary Won 87.41% (+74.82%)
  11/05/1968 MI District 12 Won 70.34% (+41.05%)
  11/08/1966 MI District 12 Won 65.12% (+30.24%)
  11/03/1964 MI District 12 Won 74.84% (+49.68%)
  11/06/1962 MI District 7 Won 56.27% (+12.54%)
  11/08/1960 MI District 7 Won 53.31% (+6.74%)
  08/02/1960 MI District 7- D Primary Won 76.03% (+52.06%)
  11/04/1958 MI District 7 Won 50.67% (+1.61%)
  08/05/1958 MI District 7- D Primary Won 37.74% (+0.02%)
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US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject