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  Proxmire, William "Bill"
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameWilliam "Bill" Proxmire
Address4613 Buckeye Road
Madison, Wisconsin , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born November 11, 1915
DiedDecember 14, 2005 (90 years)
ContributorRP
Last ModifedDavid
Nov 13, 2021 02:46am
Tags Caucasian - Divorced - Married - Special Forces - United Church of Christ -
InfoEdward William "Bill" Proxmire

born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., November 11, 1915; attended the public schools of Lake Forest and the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; graduated, Yale University 1938, Harvard Business School 1940, and Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 1948; during the Second World War served in the Military Intelligence Service 1941-1946, member, Wisconsin State assembly 1951-1952; businessman; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1952, 1954, and 1956; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1957 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph R. McCarthy and served from August 28, 1957, to January 3, 1959; reelected in 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, and again in 1982 for the term ending January 3, 1989; chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Ninety-fourth, Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, and One Hundredth Congresses); not a candidate for reelection in 1988; is a resident of Washington, D.C.

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BOOKS
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You Can Do It! Senator Proxmire's Exercise, Diet, and Relaxation Plan  Purchase Homegrown Democrat 
The Fleecing of America  Purchase Homegrown Democrat 

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 15, 2005 09:45am Obituary Former Sen. Proxmire of Wisc. Dies  Article Thomas Walker 
Dec 02, 2003 12:00am News Living with Alzheimer's, ex-Sen. Proxmire is cut off from his storied past  Article Mr. Techno 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 9.00000 Average

FAMILY

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/02/1982 WI US Senate Won 63.65% (+29.51%)
  09/14/1982 WI US Senate - D Primary Won 86.12% (+72.25%)
  08/14/1980 US President - D Convention Lost 0.30% (-63.74%)
  11/02/1976 WI US Senate Won 72.20% (+45.22%)
  11/03/1970 WI US Senate Won 70.84% (+42.36%)
  11/03/1964 WI US Senate Won 53.30% (+6.69%)
  09/08/1964 WI US Senate - D Primary Won 88.78% (+82.77%)
  11/04/1958 WI US Senate Won 57.13% (+14.40%)
  08/28/1957 WI US Senate Won 56.44% (+15.93%)
  07/30/1957 WI US Senate - Special D Primary Won 60.29% (+20.61%)
  11/06/1956 WI Governor Lost 48.11% (-3.78%)
  11/02/1954 WI Governor Lost 48.40% (-3.06%)
  09/14/1954 WI Governor - D Primary Won 62.43% (+24.86%)
  11/04/1952 WI Governor Lost 37.26% (-25.22%)
  11/07/1950 WI State Assembly - Dane-2 Won 66.20% (+32.41%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 R Anthony M. Kennedy
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 NPA Reject
US Secretary of Commerce - Oct 18, 1987 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
US Secretary of Agriculture - Mar 06, 1986 NPA Reject
US Secretary of the Interior - Feb 06, 1985 NPA Reject
US Secretary of Energy - Feb 06, 1985 NPA Reject
US Ambassador to Chile - Mar 02, 1982 NPA Reject
U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
US Secretary of Energy - Jan 22, 1981 NPA Reject
US Secretary of the Interior - Jan 22, 1981 NPA Reject
US Attorney General - Jan 22, 1981 NPA Reject
US Secretary of Commerce - Jan 19, 1981 NPA Reject
US Secretary of Energy - Aug 23, 1979 NPA Reject
Treasury Secretary - Aug 06, 1979 NPA Reject
US Attorney General - Jan 25, 1977 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development - Mar 09, 1975 NPA Reject
US Attorney General - Dec 17, 1973 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall
CIA Director - Nov 29, 1961 NPA Reject