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[[United States Navy]] service in [[World War II]], 1942-1944}​}

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In [[World War II]], Passman was commissioned a [[lieutenant]] in the [[United States Navy]] and served from October 11, 1942, until his discharge as a lieutenant commander on September 5, 1944. He returned to his mercantile business and remained a staunch advocate of a strong U.S. military force.<ref>''Louisiana History'', pp. 333-334</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000098|title=Passman, Otto Ernest|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=January 8, 2020}}</ref>​

In [[World War II]], Passman was commissioned a [[lieutenant]] in the [[United States Navy]] and served from October 11, 1942, until his discharge as a lieutenant commander on September 5, 1944. He returned to his mercantile business and remained a staunch advocate of a strong U.S. military force.<ref>''Louisiana History'', pp. 333-334</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000098|title=Passman, Otto Ernest|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=January 8, 2020}}</ref>​

==Attending Democratic conventions==​

==Attending Democratic conventions==

 

Passman became politically active as a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]s in 1948, 1952, and 1956. In 1948, delegates from [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]] walked out of the convention in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and supported then Governor [[Strom Thurmond]] of [[South Carolina]], who opposed President [[Harry Truman]] and instead ran for president as the nominee of the new [[Dixiecrat|States' Rights Party]]. The Thurmond forces opposed the [[civil rights]] plank inserted in the Democratic national platform. In Louisiana, Thurmond and his running-mate, Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright, were the official Democratic nominees and hence won the state's then ten [[electoral vote]]s, since eight electoral votes.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 334/</ref>

Passman became politically active as a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]s in 1948, 1952, and 1956. In 1948, delegates from [[Mississippi]] and [[Alabama]] walked out of the convention in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and supported then Governor [[Strom Thurmond]] of [[South Carolina]], who opposed President [[Harry Truman]] and instead ran for president as the nominee of the new [[Dixiecrat|States' Rights Party]]. The Thurmond forces opposed the [[civil rights]] plank inserted in the Democratic national platform. In Louisiana, Thurmond and his running-mate, Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright, were the official Democratic nominees and hence won the state's then ten [[electoral vote]]s, since eight electoral votes.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 334/</ref>

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In 1952, at the [[Chicago]] convention, Passman supported U.S. Senator Richard Brevard Russell of [[Georgia]], who was an unsuccessful conservative contender for the nomination. Passman was a delegate to the 1956 convention, also held in Chicago, where delegates re-nominated former Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]], of [[Illinois]], once again to challenge [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Dwight  Eisenhower]]. That fall Stevenson became the first Democratic presidential nominee since [[Reconstruction]] to lose in Louisiana.<ref>Louisiana History," p. 334.</ref>​

In 1952, at the [[Chicago]] convention, Passman supported U.S. Senator Richard Brevard Russell of [[Georgia]], who was an unsuccessful conservative contender for the nomination. Passman was a delegate to the 1956 convention, also held in Chicago, where delegates re-nominated former Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]], of [[Illinois]], once again to challenge [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Dwight  Eisenhower]]. That fall Stevenson became the first Democratic presidential nominee since [[Reconstruction]] to lose in Louisiana.<ref>Louisiana History," p. 334.</ref>​

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==Thirty years in Congress==​

 

==Thirty years in Congress==

 

Passman was first elected to the 80th United States Congress in 1946, when he unseated two-term incumbent Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) in the Democratic primary. In the nationally Republican year, numerous returning veterans, including [[John F. Kennedy]] in [[Massachusetts]] and [[Richard M. Nixon]] in [[California]], were chosen for congressional duty. Passman held his 5th congressional district seat with minimal or no opposition for thirty years.​

Passman was first elected to the 80th United States Congress in 1946, when he unseated two-term incumbent Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) in the Democratic primary. In the nationally Republican year, numerous returning veterans, including [[John F. Kennedy]] in [[Massachusetts]] and [[Richard M. Nixon]] in [[California]], were chosen for congressional duty. Passman held his 5th congressional district seat with minimal or no opposition for thirty years.​

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He made financial contributions to [[leprosy]] colonies in [[Hong Kong]] and in Carville in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. "He saw those poor people, and it just worked on his heartstrings. He was a tough businessman, but a lot of things touched him," said Paul Fink.<ref>"Louisiana History, p. 338.</ref>​

He made financial contributions to [[leprosy]] colonies in [[Hong Kong]] and in Carville in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. "He saw those poor people, and it just worked on his heartstrings. He was a tough businessman, but a lot of things touched him," said Paul Fink.<ref>"Louisiana History, p. 338.</ref>​

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==Dodd and Passman come to blows==​

 

==Passman and Dodd come to blows==

 

Passman did not run for any statewide office, but he became involved in the 1951–1952 gubernatorial campaign as a supporter of outgoing Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who was then term-limited.<ref>Ellen Blue, "The 'Political Animal' Otto Passman and the 1952 Gubernatorial Race in Louisiana," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'' (Fall 2000).</ref>​

Passman did not run for any statewide office, but he became involved in the 1951–1952 gubernatorial campaign as a supporter of outgoing Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who was then term-limited.<ref>Ellen Blue, "The 'Political Animal' Otto Passman and the 1952 Gubernatorial Race in Louisiana," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'' (Fall 2000).</ref>​

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