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  Callan, Clair A.
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NameClair A. Callan
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Odell, Nebraska , United States
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Born March 29, 1920
DiedMay 28, 2005 (85 years)
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Mar 05, 2023 03:00pm
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InfoCALLAN, Clair Armstrong, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Odell, Gage County, Nebr., March 29, 1920; attended the public schools; graduated from Peru State College; during the Second World War served as an officer in the United States Navy on a destroyer in the Pacific Theater, served on Odell Village Board, Odell School Board, Gage County School Reorganization Board, Gage County Fair Board, Gage County Extension Board, chairman, Governor's Committee on State Government Reorganization Board; chairman, Nebraska Power Review Board; engaged as a farmer, stockman, and in the hardware and farm supply business; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966 and to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970; deputy administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, 1967-1968; president, Allied Industries International, Inc., and Agri-Tech in Nashville, Tenn.; died on May 28, 2005, in Fairbury, Nebr.

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May 31, 2005 08:00am Obituary Ex-congressman Clair Callan dies  Article Thomas Walker 

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Father John S. Callan 1890-1950

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  11/03/1970 NE District 1 Lost 26.18% (-24.45%)
  11/05/1968 NE District 1 Lost 43.40% (-10.70%)
  11/08/1966 NE District 1 Lost 48.83% (-2.33%)
  11/03/1964 NE District 1 Won 51.33% (+2.65%)
  11/06/1962 NE District 1 Lost 43.87% (-7.01%)
  05/15/1962 NE District 1 - D Primary Won 50.52% (+16.04%)
  05/10/1960 NE US Senate - D Primary Lost 34.53% (-7.83%)
  11/04/1958 NE District 1 Lost 46.57% (-6.87%)
  05/13/1958 NE District 1 - D Primary Won 49.43% (+19.04%)
  05/15/1956 NE District 1 - D Primary Lost 43.48% (-13.05%)
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