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    John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the United States. He served three non-consecutive...
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    by a vote of 292,462 (52%) to 259,461 (46%). Republicans nominated John M. Robsion Jr. to oppose Combs. Combs ultimately won the general election by a...
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    Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican...
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  • (1925–1927) 70th (1927–1929) Alben W. Barkley (D) 71st (1929–1931) John M. Robsion (R) Ben M. Williamson (D) M. M. Logan (D) 72nd (1931–1933) 73rd (1933–1935)...
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    a stepping stone. Chandler twice asked Roosevelt to appoint Kentucky's junior Senator, M. M. Logan, to a federal judgeship so he could arrange his own...
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    McConnell was elected student council president at his high school during his junior year. He graduated Omicron Delta Kappa from the University of Louisville...
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    Huddleston win the Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Republican stalwart John Sherman Cooper. In 1974, Ford himself ousted the other incumbent senator...
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    States Senate from Kentucky in 1998 and served two terms as the Republican junior U.S. senator. In July 2009, he announced that he would not run for re-election...
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