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    Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States...
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    election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Scott McCallum in a landslide, taking 63...
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    charging excessively for goods or services. United States Senator William Proxmire, Democrat from Wisconsin, began to issue the Golden Fleece Award in...
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    William Proxmire, and John Tunney with 1% each Walter Mondale and William Proxmire with 2% each, and Robert Byrd and John Tunney with 1% each William...
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    one of seven states to have a split United States Senate delegation. William Proxmire was the state's longest serving senator (served 1957–1989). United...
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    Edens and Marc Lasry for $550 million on April 16, 2014. Incumbent William Proxmire, a Democrat, did not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate in 1988. Kohl...
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    Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Stanley York in a landslide, taking 72.20% of the vote. William O. Hart (Independent)...
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    Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Wilbur Renk. Kenneth F. Klinkert William Proxmire, incumbent senator...
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  • "The Return of William Proxmire" is a short story by Larry Niven first published in 1989 in the anthology What Might Have Been? Volume 1: Alternate Empires...
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    election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was easily re-elected to a third term in office over Republican John...
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    defeated in the special general election by Democrat William Proxmire. After assuming his seat, Proxmire did not pay the customary tribute to his predecessor...
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  • Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also, Price Daniel (D-TX)...
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  • Warburg Pincus William Porter, 1944 – Olympic athlete Winston L. Prouty, 1924 – U.S. Senator from Vermont (1959–1971) William Proxmire, 1934 – U.S. Senator...
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  • was hotly debated in the US Senate. The chief antagonist was Senator William Proxmire (D-Wis), the nemesis of Lockheed and its chairman, Daniel J. Haughton...
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    other uses. William Proxmire, a Senator for Wisconsin, was instrumental in influencing the passing the Proxmire Amendment. The Proxmire Amendment is...
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    took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator William Proxmire decided to retire, instead of running for re-election to a sixth full...
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    longest-serving senator in United States history. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was reelected to a second full term, defeating Republican Wilbur Renk...
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    Preceded by William Proxmire Chair of the Senate Banking Committee 1981–1987 Succeeded by William Proxmire Preceded by William Proxmire Ranking Member...
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    Senator until the special election could be held. Democratic nominee William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee and former Governor of Wisconsin Walter...
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    state senator Susan Engeleiter for the seat of retiring incumbent William Proxmire (D). Kohl capitalized on his popularity in the state as the heir to...
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    1982. Originally elected in 1957 to fill the seat of Joseph McCarthy, William Proxmire had won re-election three times prior to 1976. He only faced significant...
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    election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire, who had won a special election to finish the term of the late Senator...
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    nominee Vernon W. Thomson defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire with 51.89% of the vote. Proxmire was defeated for the third consecutive gubernatorial...
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    Gerald Ford to be Vice President. (The other two were Thomas Eagleton and William Hathaway.)[citation needed] After Nelson's 1980 defeat for re-election...
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  • Poll source Date(s) administered William Proxmire (D) Gerald Ford (R) Other Undecided Margin Harris September, 1975 31% 52% — 17% 21...
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  • (1870–1922) (five children) William Avery Rockefeller III (1896–1973) (three children) Elsie Rockefeller m. William Proxmire Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller...
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  • 1908–09 Francis Newlands (ca. 1859), U.S. senator (D-Nevada, 1903–17) William Proxmire (B.A. 1948), U.S. senator (D-Wisconsin, 1957–89) Ben Sasse (Ph.D. 2004)...
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    098,218. Byrd was Minority Leader at the time. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire successfully ran for re-election to his fifth and final term, defeating...
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    , of which the best known was that for Yellowstone National Park. William Proxmire, United States Senator (D) from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. An early...
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    Member: William L. Scott) Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking Member: John G. Tower) Oversight (Chair: William Proxmire; Ranking...
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