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==Political career==
==Political career==
===U.S. House of Representatives===
After a failed bid for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[1930 Midterm Elections|1930 midterms]] during the Republican primary,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=559948 IL District 16-R Primary Race - Apr 08, 1930]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> Dirksen was successful the second time around in the 1932 election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262658 IL District 16 Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> He would be re-elected seven times in the position.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=7377 Candidate - Everett McKinley Dirksen]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>
After a failed bid for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[1930 Midterm Elections|1930 midterms]] during the Republican primary,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=559948 IL District 16-R Primary Race - Apr 08, 1930]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> Dirksen was successful the second time around in the 1932 election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262658 IL District 16 Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> He would be re-elected seven times in the position.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=7377 Candidate - Everett McKinley Dirksen]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>