Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A collaborative political resource." 
Email: Password:

  Mathias Jr., Charles McCurdy "Mac"
  CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationRepublican   
NameCharles McCurdy "Mac" Mathias Jr.
Address103 Council St.
Frederick, Maryland , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born July 24, 1922
Died January 25, 2010 (87 years)
ContributorRP
Last ModifedMr. Matt
May 31, 2020 08:01pm
Tags Army - Episcopalian -
InfoMATHIAS, Charles McCurdy, Jr., a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Frederick, Md., July 24, 1922; attended the public schools; graduated from Haverford College (Pa.) in 1944; attended Yale University; received law degree from the University of Maryland in 1949; admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Frederick, Md., in 1949; during the Second World War enlisted in the United States Navy as an apprentice seaman in 1942; commissioned an ensign in 1944 and was on sea duty in the Pacific Ocean area from 1944 until released from active duty in 1946; captain in the Naval Reserve; assistant attorney general of Maryland 1953-1954; city attorney of Frederick, Md., 1954-1959; member of Maryland house of delegates 1959-1960; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1969); was not a candidate for reelection, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1968; reelected in 1974 and 1980 and served from January 3, 1969, until January 3, 1987; was not a candidate for reelection; chairman, Special Committee on Termination of the National Emergency (Ninety-second through Ninety-fourth Congresses), co-chairman, Joint Committee on Printing (Ninety-seventh and Ninety-ninth Congresses), Joint Committee on the Library (Ninety-eighth and Ninety-ninth Congresses), chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); practices law in Washington, D.C.; is a resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland.

[Link]

JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 25, 2010 09:00pm Obituary Former US Sen. Charles Mathias of Maryland dies  Article RMF 

DISCUSSION
INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/04/1980 MD US Senate Won 66.17% (+32.33%)
  05/13/1980 MD US Senate - R Primary Won 54.96% (+38.39%)
  11/05/1974 MD US Senate Won 57.33% (+14.66%)
  09/10/1974 MD US Senate - R Primary Won 75.78% (+51.56%)
  11/05/1968 MD US Senate Won 47.78% (+8.66%)
  09/10/1968 MD US Senate - R Primary Won 79.98% (+65.69%)
  11/08/1966 MD District 6 Won 70.94% (+41.89%)
  09/13/1966 MD District 6 - R Primary Won 83.55% (+67.11%)
  11/03/1964 MD District 6 Won 54.48% (+8.95%)
  05/19/1964 MD District 6 - R Primary Won 70.22% (+44.34%)
  11/06/1962 MD District 6 Won 60.93% (+21.85%)
  05/15/1962 MD District 6 - R Primary Won 92.73% (+85.45%)
  11/08/1960 MD District 6 Won 52.03% (+4.06%)
  05/17/1960 MD District 6 - R Primary Won 67.14% (+46.35%)
  11/04/1958 MD State House - Frederick County Won 8.89% (-0.45%)
ENDORSEMENTS
MD US President - Nov 04, 2008 D Barack Obama
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
US Ambassador to China - Feb 27, 1979 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens
US Secretary of the Interior - Jun 11, 1975 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
Get Firefox!