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Ray was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1928. [4] He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1946. Later in 1946, with the permission of his parents, he joined the United States Army and spent two years in Japan as part of the first wave of relief troops after World War II.
As in other southern states, in the late 20th century, white conservatives began to shift from the Democratic Party to the Republican one, especially after national Democratic leaders supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. White conservatives first voted for Republican presidential candidates.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Ahead of the vote, Iowa's four Republican U.S. representatives indicated they would support McCarthy. Here's what they said: 1st District U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
To help voters, the Des Moines Register sent questions to all federal and Des Moines area legislative candidates running for political office this year. Their answers have been lightly edited for ...
The President's Committee on Civil Rights was a United States presidential commission established by President Harry Truman in 1946. The committee was created by Executive Order 9808 on December 5, 1946, and instructed to investigate the status of civil rights in the country and propose measures to strengthen and protect them.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... a North Carolina Republican, speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Associate ...
From January 29 to June 4, 1996, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1996 United States presidential election.Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, the former Senate majority leader and previous vice presidential nominee, was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1996 Republican National Convention held from August ...