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==U.S. House of Representatives==

==U.S. House of Representatives==

Poff won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1952,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=406855 VA District 6]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> riding the coattails of [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.<ref name="Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87"/>

Poff won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1952,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=406855 VA District 6]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> riding the coattails of [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.<ref name="Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87"/> He would be re-elected nine times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=34194 Poff, Richard H.]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref>

He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102 HR 8601. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 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 28, 2021.</ref> in addition to 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 28, 2021.</ref> However, he supported the [[24th Amendment]] to outlaw the [[poll tax]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193 S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite openly opposing [[civil rights]] to maintain his political career, Poff apparently was popular even among black constituents in his district.{{fact}}

He voted against the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102 HR 8601. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> 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 28, 2021.</ref> in addition to 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 28, 2021.</ref> However, he supported the [[24th Amendment]] to outlaw the [[poll tax]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193 S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 28, 2021.</ref> Despite openly opposing [[civil rights]] to maintain his political career, Poff apparently was popular even among black constituents in his district.{{fact}}