John Culver

John Culver

Infobox Senator
name=John Culver
nationality=


jr/sr= United States Senator
state=Iowa
party=Democrat
term_start=January 3 1975
term_end=January 3 1981
preceded=Harold E. Hughes
succeeded=Charles Grassley
state2=Iowa
district2=2nd
term_start2=January 3 1965
term_end2=January 3 1975
preceded2=James E. Bromwell
succeeded2=Michael T. Blouin
date of birth=birth date and age|1932|8|8
place of birth=Rochester, Minnesota
dead=alive
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=
profession=Lawyer
religion=

John Chester Culver (born August 8, 1932) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Culver was born in Rochester, Minnesota but moved with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a child.

Culver is a graduate of both Harvard University and Harvard Law School. As an undergraduate, Culver played on the Harvard football team with Edward Kennedy. He served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1958 as well. Culver also attended Cambridge University, for a year following his tenure at Harvard College.

He began practicing law in Cedar Rapids in 1963, but soon entered politics. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Iowa as a Democrat in 1964. He served in the House from 1965 until 1975.

In 1974, Culver was elected to the U.S. Senate, winning the seat left open by the retirement of Harold E. Hughes with 50.02% of the vote. Culver served one term in the Senate, from 1975 until 1981. Culver was defeated in a bid for reelection by Republican Chuck Grassley in 1980. Culver took 45.5% of the vote to Grassley's 53.5%.

In 2000, Culver co-authored "American Dreamer", the first comprehensive biography of Henry A. Wallace. Culver currently practices law at the firm of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. [ [http://www.arentfox.com/people/index.cfm?fa=profile&id=61 Culver's firm bio at Arent Fox] ] , and lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife, Mary Jane Checchi and his son, John Vincent Culver.

Culver's elder son, Chet, is the current Governor of Iowa. His term began on January 12, 2007 after being elected on November 7, 2006.

External links

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Culver — John Chester Culver (* 8. August 1932 in Rochester, Minnesota) ist ein ehemaliger US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei), der den Bundesstaat Iowa in beiden Kammern des Kongresses vertrat. Der in Minnesota geborene John Culver zog mit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Gear — John Henry Gear (* 7. April 1825 in Ithaca, New York; † 14. Juli 1900 in Washington) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei) aus dem Staat Iowa. Als Kind zog Gear mit seinen Eltern nach Galena (Illinois); später lebte die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Henry Gear — (* 7. April 1825 in Ithaca, New York; † 14. Juli 1900 in Washington) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei) aus dem Staat Iowa. Als Kind zog Gear mit seinen Eltern nach Galena (Illinois); später lebte die Familie in Fort… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Culver — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Institutions 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Culver — ist der Name folgender Personen: Calvin Culver (1943–1987), amerikanischer Schauspieler und Pornodarsteller Chet Culver (* 1966), US amerikanischer Politiker John Culver (* 1932), US amerikanischer Politiker Michael Culver (* 1938), englischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Culver — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Culver peut faire référence à : Toponymie : Culver, une localité de le comté de Marshall dans l Indiana, Culver, une localité du comté d Ottawa… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Culver–Stockton College — Culver Stockton College Established 1853 Type Private Endowment $15.8 million[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Culver City, California — Culver City   City   Culver Hotel …   Wikipedia

  • Culver's — Culver’s Type Private Industry Fast casual restaurants Founded Sauk City, Wisconsin, U.S. (1984) …   Wikipedia

  • Culver Hotel — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”