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Mike Gravel

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Byname of:
Maurice Robert Gravel
Born:
May 13, 1930, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:
June 26, 2021, Seaside, California (aged 91)
Title / Office:
United States Senate (1969-1981), United States
Political Affiliation:
Democratic Party
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Mike Gravel (born May 13, 1930, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 26, 2021, Seaside, California) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. Senate (1969–81) and who sought the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. He also staged a short-lived protest campaign during the 2020 presidential race. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1954, Gravel attended Columbia University in New York City and received a bachelor’s degree in 1956. He held a variety of jobs—including railroad brakeman and cab driver—before serving in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966. After losing a bid for ...(100 of 181 words)

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