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'''William Emerson “Bill” Brock III''' (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6539 TN US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> having unseated [[Democrat]] [[Albert Gore, Sr.]], the father of former Vice President [[Al Gore]].
'''William Emerson “Bill” Brock III''' (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was a [[Tennessee]] [[Republican]] who served as the state's U.S. senator for one term in the 1970s,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6539 TN US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> having unseated [[Democrat]] [[Albert Gore, Sr.]], the father of former Vice President [[Al Gore]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Brock voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87 TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/h113 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>
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