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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | Jesse A. Helms |
Address | Raleigh, North Carolina , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
Born |
October 18, 1921 |
Died |
July 04, 2008
(86 years) |
Contributor | 411 Name Removed |
Last Modifed | RBH Feb 22, 2022 06:22pm |
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Caucasian - Married - Navy - Freemason - Southern Baptist - Straight -
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Info | Senator Helms was born in Monroe, North Carolina on October 18, 1921. He attended the Monroe public schools, Wingate (NC) Junior College and Wake Forest College. He holds honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina and Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania and he has received Honorary Degrees from Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina, and Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 through 1945. After WWII, he became the city editor of The Raleigh Times, and later, Director of News and Programs for the Tobacco Radio Network and Radio Station WRAL, in Raleigh.
He served as Administrative Assistant to United States Senator Willis Smith from 1951 to 1953 and United States Senator Alton Lennon in 1953.
He served two two-year terms on the Raleigh City Council. During the four years, 1957 to 1961, he served as Chairman of the Council's Law and Finance Committee. He is past president of the Raleigh Rotary Club, and the Raleigh Executives Club. He is a 33rd degree Mason, Grand Lodge of Masons of North Carolina (Grand Orator, 1965, 1982, and 1991) and is a member of the Shrine.
Senator Helms was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 1972 and served 1973--2003. He was Ranking Minority member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and a member of the Rules And Administration Committee.
Senator Helms galvanized many of the former Dixiecrats and brought them into the Republican Party in North Carolina. He became a leader of the religious conservative movement early in the 1970s and developed a nationwide reputation. His name was placed in nomination for Vice President of the United States at the GOP convention in Kansas City in 1976. Although he asked the convention to withdraw his name, he nevertheless received 99 delegate votes. The American Party offered its Presidential nomination to him that same year, which he declined.
He is married to the former Dorothy Jane Coble of Raleigh. He is the father of three children: Jane (Mrs. Charles R. Knox), Nancy (Mrs. John Stuart) of Raleigh and Charles of Winston-Salem, and has seven grandchildren.
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NC Lt. Governor - R Primary - Jul 20, 2004 |
R |
James E. Snyder, Jr. |
NC Governor - R Primary - Jul 20, 2004 |
R |
William W. "Bill" Cobey, Jr. |
NC District 5 - R Primary - Jul 20, 2004 |
R |
J. Edgar "Ed" Broyhill |
NC US Senate - R Primary - Jul 20, 2004 |
R |
Richard Burr |
US Ambassador to New Zealand - Nov 15, 1999 |
NPA |
Reject |
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 |
I |
Sonia Sotomayor |
Member of the Federal Reserve Board - Aug 11, 1994 |
NPA |
Reject |
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 |
NPA |
Reject |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 |
NPA |
Reject |
TX US Senate - Special - May 01, 1993 |
R |
Clymer Wright |
ID District 2 - R Primary - May 26, 1992 |
R |
Gary Glenn |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
R |
Clarence Thomas |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 |
R |
David Souter |
US Secretary of Health & Human Services - Mar 01, 1989 |
NPA |
Reject |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 |
R |
Anthony M. Kennedy |
Secretary of Defense - Nov 23, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 |
R |
Robert H. Bork |
US Secretary of Commerce - Oct 18, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to Mozambique - Sep 11, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to Philippines - Aug 07, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
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 |
CA US Senate - R Primary - Jun 03, 1986 |
R |
Bruce Herschensohn |
Secretary of Health & Human Services - Dec 12, 1985 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to China - Nov 06, 1985 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to El Salvador - Jul 18, 1985 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to Germany - Jul 18, 1985 |
NPA |
Reject |
Majority Leader - Nov 28, 1984 |
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Robert J. "Bob" Dole |
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jul 28, 1983 |
NPA |
Reject |
Secretary of Health & Human Services - Mar 08, 1983 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to Chile - Mar 02, 1982 |
NPA |
Reject |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
Secretary of Defense - Jan 21, 1981 |
NPA |
Reject |
NY US Senate - R Primary - Sep 09, 1980 |
R |
Alfonse M. D'Amato |
U. S. Secretary of State - May 08, 1980 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to China - Feb 27, 1979 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Ambassador to the United Nations - Jan 30, 1977 |
NPA |
Reject |
NC US President - R Primary - Mar 23, 1976 |
R |
Ronald Reagan |
US President - R Primaries - Jul 01, 1976 |
R |
Ronald Reagan |
CIA Director - Jan 27, 1976 |
NPA |
Reject |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 |
R |
John Paul Stevens |
Secretary of Defense - Nov 20, 1975 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Secretary of the Interior - Jun 11, 1975 |
NPA |
Reject |
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 |
NPA |
Reject |
U. S. Secretary of State - Sep 21, 1973 |
NPA |
Reject |
U.S. Secretary of Labor - Feb 01, 1973 |
NPA |
Reject |
NC Governor - D Primary - May 28, 1960 |
D |
I. Beverly Lake |
US President - D Primaries - Jul 01, 1952 |
D |
Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
NC US Senate - Special D Runoff - Jun 24, 1950 |
D |
Willis Smith |
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