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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn |
Address | Salt Lake City, Utah , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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October 12, 1932
(91 years)
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Contributor | RP |
Last Modifed | RBH May 25, 2016 05:20pm |
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Info | born in Richfield, Sanpete County, Utah, October 12, 1932; attended Salt Lake City public schools; graduated, University of Utah 1955; pursued graduate work at the University of Utah 1955-1956; engaged in the insurance business 1961-1968; served as aviator in United States Navy 1956-1960; Salt Lake City commissioner 1968-1972; mayor of Salt Lake City 1971-1974; president, Utah League of Cities and Towns 1972; first vice president, National League of Cities 1974; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in November 1974, for the term commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 21, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wallace F. Bennett for the term ending January 3, 1975; reelected in 1980 and again in 1986 and served from December 21, 1974 to January 3, 1993; not a candidate for reelection in 1992; chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery 1985; is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah.
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ENDORSEMENTS |
Salt Lake City Mayor - Primary - Sep 11, 2007 |
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Keith Christensen |
UT Initiative 1 (Open Space) - Nov 02, 2004 |
YES |
Yes |
UT Governor - R Primary - Jun 22, 2004 |
R |
Jon Huntsman |
UT Governor - R Convention - May 08, 2004 |
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Jon Huntsman |
Salt Lake City Mayor - Runoff - Nov 02, 1999 |
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Stuart C. Reid |
Salt Lake City Mayor - General Election - Nov 07, 1995 |
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Deedee Corradini |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
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Clarence Thomas |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 |
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David Souter |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 |
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Anthony M. Kennedy |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 |
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Robert H. Bork |
US Ambassador to Mozambique - Sep 11, 1987 |
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
US Ambassador to China - Feb 27, 1979 |
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Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 |
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John Paul Stevens |
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