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'''John Porter East''' was a [[Senator]] from [[North Carolina]] from 1981 until his suicide (induced by [[hypothroidism]]) in 1986, only two days after meeting with then Supreme Court nominee [[Antonin Scalia]]. A [[Republican]], he was an ally of fellow [[North Carolina]] [[Senator]] and [[Republican]] [[Jesse Helms]]. Together, they opposed the creation of [[Martin Luther King Day]]. He earned a 100% rating every year from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/?year1=1986&chamber=11&state1=0&sortable=1</ref> He was also a strong opponent of [[abortion]] and greatly influenced the late [[conservative]] political theorist [[Russell Kirk]].<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Kirk</ref> Prior to entering the [[Senate]], he had been a professor at [[East Carolina University]].

'''John Porter East''' (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was a U.S. [[senator]] from [[North Carolina]] from 1981 until his suicide (induced by [[hypothroidism]]) in 1986, only two days after meeting with then Supreme Court nominee [[Antonin Scalia]]. A [[Republican]], he was an ally of fellow [[North Carolina]] [[Senator]] and [[Republican]] [[Jesse Helms]]. Together, they opposed the creation of [[Martin Luther King Day]]. He earned a 100% rating every year from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/?year1=1986&chamber=11&state1=0&sortable=1</ref> He was also a strong opponent of [[abortion]] and greatly influenced the late [[conservative]] political theorist [[Russell Kirk]].<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Kirk</ref> Prior to entering the [[Senate]], he had been a professor at [[East Carolina University]].

==East and [[professor values]]==

==East and [[professor values]]==