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'''Richard Green "Dick" Lugar''' (born April 4, 1932) is a former [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Indiana]]. Before retiring he was the most senior [[Republican]] in the United States Senate. A big government, foreign interventionalist [[neocon]], Lugar was one of the two most [[liberal]] [[Republican]] senators, and he lost in a landslide defeat in his own primary in 2012 to a [[conservative]] challenger, [[Richard Mourdock]].

'''Richard Green "Dick" Lugar''' (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) is a former [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Indiana]]. Before leaving, he was the most senior [[Republican]] in the United States Senate. A big government, pro-foreign interventionist [[neocon]], Lugar was one of the two most [[liberal]] [[Republican]] senators, and he lost in a landslide defeat in his own primary in 2012 to a [[conservative]] challenger, [[Richard Mourdock]].

==Early life==

==Early life==

Lugar graduated from [[Oxford University]] with an honors degree in politics, philosophy and economics. He volunteered for the U.S. [[Navy]] in 1956 and served as an officer from 1957 until 1960. Lugar's first elected office was when he served on the [[Indianapolis]] School Board from 1964-1967, where he advocated voluntary public school desegregation. Lugar was elected Mayor of Indianapolis in 1967 and in 1971 was elected to a term as President of the National League of Cities. During his two terms as Mayor he was dubbed [[Richard Nixon]]'s "favorite mayor" for his calls for fewer government programs and similar conservative positions. Lugar's name was mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate for Richard Nixon, [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[George H.W. Bush]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n14_v11/ai_16746190/</ref>

Lugar graduated from [[Oxford University]] with an honors degree in politics, philosophy and economics. He volunteered for the U.S. [[Navy]] in 1956 and served as an officer from 1957 until 1960. Lugar's first elected office was when he served on the [[Indianapolis]] School Board from 1964-1967, where he advocated voluntary public school desegregation. Lugar was elected Mayor of Indianapolis in 1967 and in 1971 was elected to a term as President of the National League of Cities. During his two terms as Mayor he was dubbed [[Richard Nixon]]'s "favorite mayor" for his calls for fewer government programs and similar conservative positions. Lugar's name was mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate for Richard Nixon, [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[George H.W. Bush]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n14_v11/ai_16746190/</ref>

==United States Senate==

==United States Senate==

 

As a [[liberal Republican]], Lugar was honored by the [[lamestream media]] (Time magazine) in 2006 by calling him one of America’s 10 best Senators.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183958,00.html</ref> In fact, Richard Lugar votes with the liberals on [[gun control]], [[immigration]], [[Supreme Court]] nominations and other issues.<ref>http://cbs4denver.com/politics/sonia.sotomayor.confirmation.2.1089993.html</ref> In the United States Senate Lugar has voted with Republican colleagues only 76.5% of the time,<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000504/</ref> and votes against [[conservatives]] on many of the most important issues.

As a [[liberal]] [[Republican]], Lugar was honored by the [[lamestream media]] (Time magazine) in 2006 by calling him one of America’s 10 best Senators.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183958,00.html</ref> In fact, Richard Lugar votes with the liberals on [[gun control]], [[immigration]], [[Supreme Court]] nominations and other issues.<ref>http://cbs4denver.com/politics/sonia.sotomayor.confirmation.2.1089993.html</ref> In the United States Senate Lugar has voted with Republican colleagues only 76.5% of the time,<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000504/</ref> and votes against [[conservatives]] on many of the most important issues.

Lugar unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1974, but went on to unseat [[Democrat]] incumbent Vance Hartke in 1976. He has since been reelected five times. Lugar is best known for his work involving [[national security]]. He served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1985-1987 and again from 2003-2007.  

Lugar unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1974, but went on to unseat [[Democrat]] incumbent Vance Hartke in 1976. He has since been reelected five times. Lugar is best known for his work involving [[national security]]. He served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1985-1987 and again from 2003-2007.  

He co-sponsored the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program act which was an ambitious program to safeguard and dismantle weapons of mass destruction in the former [[Soviet Union]], it has destroyed more than 7,500 nuclear warheads, and funded the removal of all nuclear weapons from [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]] and [[Kazakhstan]]. He has also been a strong proponent of expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

He co-sponsored the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program act which was an ambitious program to safeguard and dismantle weapons of mass destruction in the former [[Soviet Union]], it has destroyed more than 7,500 nuclear warheads, and funded the removal of all nuclear weapons from [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]] and [[Kazakhstan]]. He has also been a strong proponent of expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://lugar.senate.gov/ Official Website]

*[http://lugar.senate.gov/ Official Website]

*[http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Richard_Lugar.htm Lugar on the Issues]

*[http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Richard_Lugar.htm Lugar on the Issues]

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