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  Vanik, Charles A.
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NameCharles A. Vanik
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Euclid, Ohio , United States
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Born April 07, 1913
Died August 30, 2007 (94 years)
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InfoCharles Albert Vanik

Served on the Cleveland City Council from 1938 to 1939.

Served in the Ohio State Senate from 1940 to 1942.

Served as a city judge from 1946 to 1954.

born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 7, 1913; attended the public schools; was graduated from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933, and from Western Reserve University Law School in 1936; was admitted to the bar in 1936 and commenced the practice of law in Cleveland, Ohio; member of Cleveland City Council in 1938 and 1939; served in the State senate 1940-1942; member of the Cleveland Board of Education in 1941 and 1942; enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as an ensign in 1942 and served with amphibious forces of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets; released from active duty as a lieutenant in December 1945; appointed a member of the Cleveland Library Board in January 1946; elected judge of Cleveland Municipal Court in 1947 and reelected in 1949 for a six-year term, but resigned in March 1954 to campaign for Congress; served as referee with Ohio Industrial Commission; legal adviser to the Ohio highway director; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1981); was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; is a resident of Arlington, Va.

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Aug 30, 2007 11:00am Obituary Former U.S. Rep. Charles Vanik dead at 94  Article Thomas Walker 

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RACES
  06/08/1982 OH Lt. Governor- D Primary Lost 37.17% (-5.23%)
  11/07/1978 OH District 22 Won 66.04% (+42.71%)
  11/02/1976 OH District 22 Won 72.73% (+48.56%)
  06/08/1976 OH District 22 - D Primary Won 93.20% (+86.39%)
  11/05/1974 OH District 22 Won 78.65% (+57.30%)
  05/07/1974 OH District 22 - D Primary Won 88.01% (+80.50%)
  11/07/1972 OH District 22 Won 63.92% (+31.28%)
  11/03/1970 OH District 22 Won 71.54% (+43.09%)
  05/05/1970 OH District 22 - D Primary Won 91.39% (+82.77%)
  11/05/1968 OH District 22 Won 54.71% (+9.42%)
  05/07/1968 OH District 22 - D Primary Won 74.09% (+52.48%)
  11/08/1966 OH District 21 Won 81.69% (+63.38%)
  05/03/1966 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 90.74% (+81.48%)
  11/03/1964 OH District 21 Won 90.11% (+80.23%)
  05/05/1964 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 66.23% (+38.71%)
  11/06/1962 OH District 21 Won 79.88% (+59.76%)
  05/08/1962 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 92.92% (+85.84%)
  11/08/1960 OH District 21 Won 72.97% (+45.94%)
  05/03/1960 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 92.62% (+85.25%)
  11/04/1958 OH District 21 Won 80.37% (+60.74%)
  11/06/1956 OH District 21 Won 71.63% (+43.26%)
  11/02/1954 OH District 21 Won 75.99% (+51.98%)
  05/04/1954 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 25.35% (+1.54%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject
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