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  Stokes, Louis J.
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AffiliationDemocratic   
NameLouis J. Stokes
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Cleveland, Ohio , United States
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Born February 23, 1925
Died August 18, 2015 (90 years)
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifedRBH
May 25, 2016 03:51am
Tags Black - Methodist -
InfoRepresentative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 23, 1925; educated at Cleveland College of Western Reserve University, 1946-1948; J.D., Cleveland Marshall Law School, 1948-1953; served in the United States Army, 1943-1946; was admitted to the bar in 1953 and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio; lecturer and writer for universities and bar associations; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1999); chairman, Select Committee on Assassinations (Ninety-fifth Congress), Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth and One Hundred Second Congresses), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundredth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 1998 to the One Hundred Sixth Congress


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  11/05/1996 OH District 11 Won 81.22% (+65.98%)
  11/08/1994 OH District 11 Won 77.21% (+54.43%)
  05/03/1994 OH District 11 - D Primary Won 79.90% (+59.81%)
  11/03/1992 OH District 11 Won 69.19% (+49.57%)
  07/01/1992 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.15% (-51.83%)
  11/06/1990 OH District 21 Won 80.46% (+60.92%)
  11/08/1988 OH District 21 Won 85.68% (+71.36%)
  11/04/1986 OH District 21 Won 81.55% (+63.10%)
  11/06/1984 OH District 21 Won 82.36% (+67.65%)
  11/02/1982 OH District 21 Won 86.14% (+72.27%)
  06/08/1982 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 86.20% (+72.40%)
  11/04/1980 OH District 21 Won 88.22% (+76.45%)
  11/07/1978 OH District 21 Won 86.08% (+72.15%)
  11/02/1976 OH District 21 Won 83.83% (+72.49%)
  06/08/1976 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 79.20% (+58.39%)
  11/05/1974 OH District 21 Won 81.95% (+63.91%)
  05/07/1974 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 71.20% (+60.21%)
  11/07/1972 OH District 21 Won 81.08% (+69.75%)
  05/02/1972 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 82.89% (+65.77%)
  11/03/1970 OH District 21 Won 77.62% (+55.23%)
  11/05/1968 OH District 21 Won 74.72% (+49.44%)
  05/07/1968 OH District 21 - D Primary Won 40.68% (+19.48%)
ENDORSEMENTS
OH US President - D Primary - May 03, 1988 D Jesse L. Jackson
OH US President - D Primary - Jun 03, 1980 D Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy
Nobel Peace Prize - Oct 10, 1969 N Cyrus Eaton
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