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  Lugar, Richard
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameRichard Lugar
Address1100 West 42nd Street, Suite 335
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208, United States
Emailfdl@lugarcamp.com
Website[Link]
Born April 04, 1932
Died April 28, 2019 (87 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedRBH
Jun 04, 2022 02:18pm
Tags Caucasian - Married - Navy - Methodist -
InfoLUGAR, Richard Green, a Senator from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932; attended the public schools of Indianapolis; graduated, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 1954; attended Pembroke College, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar and received a graduate degree in 1956; businessman, involved in the manufacturing of food production equipment, livestock and grain operations; United States Navy 1957-1960; member, Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners 1964-1967; mayor, Indianapolis 1968-1975; unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1974; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1976; reelected in 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, and again in 2006, and served from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 2013; chair, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-eighth Congress), Committee on Foreign Relations (Ninety-ninth Congress, One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses), Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20-June 6, 2001]); unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Senate in 2012; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 20, 2013; died in Falls Church, Va., on April 28, 2019; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
04/20/2008-04/23/2008 Selzer & Co. 59.00% (-6.0) 18.00% (-1.0) 23.00% (+7.0)
02/03/2008-02/05/2008 Survey USA 65.00% (-1.0) 27.00% (+2.0) 8.00% (-1.0)
11/13/2007-11/16/2007 Selzer & Co. 65.00% (-7.0) 19.00% (+4.0) 16.00% (+3.0)
11/12/2006-11/12/2006 Survey USA 66.00% (+1.0) 25.00% (-4.0) 9.00% (+3.0)
10/17/2006-10/20/2006 Research 2000 63.00% (+0.0) 32.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+0.0)
07/17/2006-07/17/2006 Survey USA 65.00% (+6.0) 29.00% (-4.0) 6.00% (-2.0)
06/09/2006-06/11/2006 Survey USA 59.00% (-3.0) 33.00% (+7.0) 8.00% (-4.0)
01/13/2006-01/15/2006 Survey USA 62.00% (+1.0) 26.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (-1.0)
06/10/2005-06/12/2005 Survey USA 61.00% (+0.0) 26.00% (+0.0) 13.00% (+0.0)
03/25/2005-03/30/2005 Selzer & Co. 72.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 13.00% (+0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 15, 2013 03:00pm News Queen knights former Sen. Dick Lugar  Article ScottĀ³ 
Mar 15, 2012 10:55pm General Sen. Lugar ruled ineligible to vote at Indiana home  Article particleman 
Apr 14, 2006 06:00pm Profile America's Best Senators - Richard Lugar: The Wise Man  Article Monsieur 
Jan 02, 2005 12:00am News Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions 'Bad Idea'  Article hthtrhtrhrtwhwrt 
May 21, 2004 12:00am Press Release Lugar says U.S. is not committed to staving off catastrophic terrorism  Article PragCon 3.0 

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RACES
  11/20/2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Won 6.25% (+0.00%)
  05/08/2012 IN US Senate - R Primary Lost 39.49% (-21.01%)
  01/03/2011 Foreign Relations Chairperson Lost 45.00% (-10.00%)
  01/06/2009 President Pro Tempore Lost 41.41% (-17.17%)
  01/03/2009 Foreign Relations Chairperson Lost 42.11% (-15.79%)
  01/03/2009 US Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Members Won 22.22% (+2.78%)
  01/03/2007 US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  11/07/2006 IN US Senate Won 87.36% (+74.77%)
  05/02/2006 IN US Senate - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/07/2005 Nobel Peace Prize Lost 0.00% (-50.00%)
  01/03/2005 US Senate Agriculture Committee Majority Members Won 18.18% (+1.82%)
  01/20/2001 Chairman-Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/2000 IN US Senate Won 66.56% (+34.71%)
  05/02/2000 IN US Senate- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/1999 Chairman-Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/1997 Chairman-Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/07/1996 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.83% (-57.99%)
  07/01/1996 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.00% (-88.93%)
  03/26/1996 US President - LBT Primaries Lost 0.07% (-51.41%)
  03/26/1996 WA US President - I Primary Lost 0.45% (-50.63%)
  02/20/1996 NH US Vice President - D Primary Lost 0.23% (-90.78%)
  02/20/1996 NH US Vice President - R Primary Lost 7.57% (-18.23%)
  08/19/1995 Iowa GOP Presidential Straw Poll Lost 4.40% (-19.98%)
  01/03/1995 Chairman-Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1994 IN US Senate Won 67.35% (+36.85%)
  05/03/1994 IN US Senate- R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1988 IN US Senate Won 68.14% (+36.29%)
  11/28/1984 Majority Leader Lost 0.00% (-52.83%)
  11/02/1982 IN US Senate Won 53.83% (+8.25%)
  07/17/1980 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 0.00% (-93.33%)
  11/02/1976 IN US Senate Won 58.76% (+18.30%)
  05/04/1976 IN US Senate- R Primary Won 65.45% (+35.61%)
  11/05/1974 IN US Senate Lost 46.44% (-4.29%)
  11/02/1971 Indianapolis Mayor Won 60.49% (+20.97%)
  11/07/1967 Indianapolis Mayor Won 53.32% (+6.63%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel - Jun 28, 2011 D Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen
Solicitor General of the United States - Jun 06, 2011 D Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 05, 2010 D Elena Kagan
IL - District 10 - R Primary - Feb 02, 2010 R Robert J. "Bob" Dold
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 I Sonia Sotomayor
Legal Adviser of the Department of State - Jun 25, 2009 N Harold Koh
Solicitor General of the United States - Mar 19, 2009 D Elena Kagan
US Attorney General - Feb 02, 2009 D Eric Holder
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 R Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 R John G. Roberts Jr.
IN Governor - R Primary - May 04, 2004 R Mitch Daniels
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 I Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 NPA Reject
US Ambassador to Switzerland - Feb 09, 1994 NPA Reject
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 D M. Joycelyn Elders
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 R Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 R David Souter
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 R Anthony M. Kennedy
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 R Robert H. Bork
US Ambassador to Somalia - Apr 24, 1987 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
US President - R Primaries - Jun 03, 1980 R Howard H. Baker, Jr.
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