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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Schwengel was first elected to the House in 1954 and re-elected four times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=33261 Schwengel, Fred]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref> He was narrowly defeated in 1964 when his Democrat rode President [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s coattails to victory,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122256 IA District 1]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref> though re-emerged the next election cycle and continued to be re-elected several times.
While a devout [[Baptist]], Schwengel opposed [[school prayer]] and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''. He stated on the matter:
While a devout [[Baptist]], Schwengel opposed [[school prayer]] and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''. He stated on the matter:
{{cquote|I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it.}}
{{cquote|I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it.}}