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Bourke Hickenlooper (view source)
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He was honorably discharged from the military in early 1919 and continued his education. Hickenlooper graduated from Iowa State College that year and proceeded to enter University of Iowa College of Law, earning in 1922 his Bachelor of Laws degree.
He was honorably discharged from the military in early 1919 and continued his education. Hickenlooper graduated from Iowa State College that year and proceeded to enter University of Iowa College of Law, earning in 1922 his Bachelor of Laws degree.
==Iowa state government==
Hickenlooper unsuccessfully ran for [[lieutenant governor]] of Iowa in 1936,<ref name="The First Hickenlooper">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/05/29/the-first-hickenlooper/ The First Hickenlooper]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref> being a year Democrats performed well, including President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s landslide re-election over [[Moderate Republican]] [[Alf Landon]]. He ran again in 1938 and was successful the second time around.
During his tenure as lieutenant governor, Hickenlooper once saved a woman from drowning, which gained him a status as a hero.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/> He ran for governor in 1942 and easily won, sweeping over all but two counties.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262004 IA Governor Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 21, 2021.</ref>
==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944, narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/05/29/the-first-hickenlooper/ The First Hickenlooper]. ''fascinatingpolitics.com''. Retrieved February 18, 2021.</ref>
Hickenlooper, being a popular governor, was elected to the Senate in 1944, narrowly defeating [[Guy Gillette (politician)|Guy Mark Gillette]] in an election cycle where he was the only Republican who managed to oust a Democrat incumbent.<ref name="The First Hickenlooper"/>
===Civil rights===
===Civil rights===