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==Political career==

==Political career==

Hollings' political career began when he was elected to the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives in 1948.  He later served as the state's lieutenant governor (1954–1958) and governor (1959–1963). Hollings was elected to the [[United States Senate]] following the 1965 death of [[Senator]] [[Olin Johnston]], where he served until retiring in 2005. He was initially a staunch [[segregation]]ist who denounced the [[NAACP]] as "against our way of life in the South,"<ref>McLaughlin, Dan (June 19, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/joe-biden-segregationist-problem/ Joe Biden’s Segregationist Problem]. ''National Review''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> though later became more supportive of [[civil rights]].

Hollings' political career began when he was elected to the [[South Carolina]] House of Representatives in 1948.  He later served as the state's lieutenant governor (1954–1958) and governor (1959–1963). Hollings was elected to the [[United States Senate]] following the 1965 death of racist [[New Deal]]er [[Olin Johnston]], where he served until retiring in 2005. He was initially a staunch [[segregation]]ist who denounced the [[NAACP]] as "against our way of life in the South,"<ref>McLaughlin, Dan (June 19, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/joe-biden-segregationist-problem/ Joe Biden’s Segregationist Problem]. ''National Review''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref> though later became more supportive of [[civil rights]].

Hollings criticized the Bush Administration over the [[Iraq War]] in 2004 when he said:  

Hollings criticized the Bush Administration over the [[Iraq War]] in 2004 when he said: