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'''James Strom Thurmond, Sr.''' (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[South Carolina]] for over fifty years.  He served from 1954 to 1964 as a [[Democrat]] and from 1964 to his death in 2003 as a [[Republican]]. He holds the record for length of service in the Senate, and he is the only major office holder in [[American]] history to serve at age 100.  Prior to 2010, Thurmond was the only senator in US history to have been elected by write-in vote; [[Lisa Murkowski]] was elected senator of Alaska by write-in during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]].

'''James Strom Thurmond, Sr.''' (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[South Carolina]] for over fifty years.  He served from 1954 to 1964 as a [[Democrat]] and from 1964 to his death in 2003 as a [[Republican]]. He holds the record for length of service in the Senate, and he is the only major office holder in [[American]] history to serve at age 100.  Prior to 2010, Thurmond was the only senator in US history to have been elected by write-in vote; [[Lisa Murkowski]] was elected senator of Alaska by write-in during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]].

While Thurmond is often used as a poster child of racism, Thurmond had a life long family relationship with an out-of-wedlock daughter he had with an [[African American]] woman when they both were teenagers.

While Thurmond is often used as a poster child of racism, Thurmond had a life long family relationship with an out-of-wedlock daughter he had with an [[African American]] woman when he was then a young man and she was a teenager.

==Early career==

==Early career==