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'''William Ezra Jenner''' (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was a strongly [[conservative]], [[anti-Communist]] [[Republican]] from [[Indiana]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from the mid-1940s to the late 1950s. He was previously a member of the Indiana State Senate.
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'''William Ezra Jenner''' (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was a strongly [[conservative]],<ref name=nytimes>Wilkerson, Isabel (March 11, 1985). [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/11/us/william-e-jenner-ex-senator-dead.html WILLIAM E. JENNER, EX-SENATOR, DEAD]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> [[anti-Communist]] [[Republican]] from [[Indiana]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from the mid-1940s to the late 1950s. He was previously a member of the Indiana State Senate.
Jenner was an adamant opponent of the [[administrative state]].<ref name=latimes>LAT Archives (March 13, 1985). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-13-me-22131-story.html Anti-Communist Ex-Sen. William E. Jenner Dies]. ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref>
==U.S. Senate==
Following the death of sitting Democrat U.S. senator Frederick Van Nuys, Jenner successfully ran in the special election for the Class III seat.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262064 IN US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 07, 1944]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> He decided against running for re-election to a full Senate term, and instead ran for the state's Class I Senate seat two years later.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262066 IN Us Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected in 1952<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262068 IN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> and retired from Congress in the 1958 midterms.
An ally of fellow Wisconsin Republican [[Joseph McCarthy]], Jenner was a strong critic of [[George C. Marshall]].<ref name=nytimes/><ref name=latimes/><ref>[http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/marshall/aa_marshall_mcarthy_2.html Marshall and McCarthyism]. ''America's Library''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> In 1950, he accused Sen. Millard Tydings of [[Maryland]] of having
{{cquote|...conducted the most scandalous and brazen whitewash of treasonable conspiracy in our history.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1950/07/22/archives/hideous-coverup-is-laid-to-tydings-in-reply-by-jenner-committee.html 'HIDEOUS' COVER-UP IS LAID TO TYDINGS IN REPLY BY JENNER; Committee Attack on McCarthy a 'Blasphemous Perversion,' Indiana Republican Says IVES ALSO HITS MAJORITY Lodge Renews Plea in Senate for Full Bipartisan Inquiry Into the State Department]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref>}}
In 1956, Jenner, a staunch opponent of foreign aid,<ref name=nytimes/><ref name=latimes/> became a critic of President [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s policies as being too moderate, and formed a group of isolationist Republicans along with McCarthy as well as [[Herman Welker]] of Idaho.<ref name=nytimes/> The following year, he introduced the "Jenner Bill" which would have restricted the jurisdiction of the [[United States Supreme Court]] over cases involving subversive activities.<ref>[https://www.fjc.gov/history/spotlight-judicial-history/jenner-bill The Jenner Bill]. ''Federal Judiciary Center''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1958/02/27/archives/bill-to-curb-court-defended-by-jenner.html BILL TO CURB COURT DEFENDED BY JENNER]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> This was in response to several decisions by the Court which sided with [[communists]].
Jenner voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref>
His retirement in 1958, which he attributed to his disgust with the [[D.C. swamp]],<ref name=latimes/> came as a surprise to the party leadership.<ref name=nytimes/> He missed 10% of all roll call votes during his Senate tenure.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/william_jenner/405995 Sen. William Jenner]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref>
==See also==
*[[Everett Dirksen]], former Republican [[Senate Majority Leader]]
*[[Bourke B. Hickenlooper]], former Republican senator from [[Iowa]]
*[[William Purtell]], former Republican senator from [[Connecticut]]
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