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'''Hiram Leong Fong''' October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was a [[Republican]] U.S. senator from [[Hawaii]] from 1959 to 1977, previously serving in the state's lower house. He was mostly known as a [[Moderate Republican]] though backed the [[Vietnam War]] and supported President [[Richard Nixon]].
'''Hiram Leong Fong''' October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was a [[Republican]] U.S. senator from [[Hawaii]] from 1959 to 1977, previously serving in the state's lower house. He was mostly known as a [[Moderate Republican]] though backed the [[Vietnam War]] and supported President [[Richard Nixon]].
==U.S. Senate==
Fong voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> and the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref>
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