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==U.S. Senate==
==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.
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 Democrat Sen. [[Millard E. Tydings]] of [[Maryland]] of having
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 Democrat Sen. [[Millard E. Tydings]] of [[Maryland]] of having