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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. |
| Address |
Flint, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
February 04, 1938 |
| Died |
Still Living
(86 years) |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modifed | RBH
May 24, 2016 10:52pm |
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Methodist -
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| Info | born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 4, 1938; attended public schools of Flint, Mich.; attended Flint Junior College and Western University; graduated, University of Michigan 1960; received a graduate degree from Michigan State University 1961; pursued graduate studies at Harvard Business School; businessman; faculty member, Michigan State University, Boston University, and Harvard University
Riegle served in the U.S. House 1967-1977. He was elected as a Republican in 1966. In the following years, Riegle became increasingly liberal. In the year 1972, Riegle only voted with the Republican Party in 10% of the votes. After Ogden Reid changed from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, Riegle was considered the next most likely to switch. Riegle made the change of party on 2/27/1973. He resigned from the House on 12/30/1976 so he could take office as a U.S. Senator. [Source: New York Times, 2/28/1973]
Riegle served as a U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1976 to 1995. He was elected to the Senate in 1976. The following month, he was appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of U.S. Senator Philip A. Hart and took office on 12/30/1976. During his term of office, Riegle served as chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses).
After the end of his service in the Senate, Riegle joined Shandwick Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., serving as executive committee chair 1995; adjunct professor, Michigan State University School of Business, 1995-.
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| MI US President - D Primary - Mar 10, 2020 |
I |
Bernie Sanders |
| MI US President - D Primary - Mar 08, 2016 |
I |
Bernie Sanders |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 |
D |
Stephen G. Breyer |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 |
D |
M. Joycelyn Elders |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
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Reject |
| 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 |
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| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
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Antonin Scalia |
| US Secretary of Agriculture - Mar 06, 1986 |
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Reject |
| US Secretary of Energy - Nov 04, 1982 |
NPA |
Reject |
| US Ambassador to Chile - Mar 02, 1982 |
NPA |
Reject |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 |
NPA |
Reject |
| US Ambassador to Romania - Oct 02, 1981 |
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Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 |
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Sandra Day O'Connor |
| US Secretary of the Interior - Jan 22, 1981 |
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Reject |
| U. S. Secretary of State - Jan 22, 1981 |
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Reject |
| US Attorney General - Jan 25, 1977 |
NPA |
Reject |
| MI US President - R Primary - May 16, 1972 |
D |
Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey, Jr. |
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