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Hruska was elected in 1952 to the Omaha-dominated 2nd congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=405409 NE District 2 Race - Nov 04, 1952]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> He served only part of one term and instead ran for the Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Hugh Alfred Butler (1878–1954).<ref name=wpost/> Hruska won,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30808 NE US Senate Special Race - Nov 02, 1954]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and was reelected in 1958,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30795 NE US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> 1964,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30793 NE US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and 1970<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6530 NE US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and served in the Senate until his retirement in 1977. His opponent in 1958 and 1970 was the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Frank Brenner Morrison (1905–2004), the governor of Nebraska from 1961 to 1967. Hruska did not run for reelection to a fourth Senate term in 1976 and was succeeded by the Republican-turned-Democrat Edward Zorinsky, who had also followed Hruska in the U.S. House in 1954.

Hruska was elected in 1952 to the Omaha-dominated 2nd congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=405409 NE District 2 Race - Nov 04, 1952]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> He served only part of one term and instead ran for the Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Hugh Alfred Butler (1878–1954).<ref name=wpost/> Hruska won,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30808 NE US Senate Special Race - Nov 02, 1954]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and was reelected in 1958,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30795 NE US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> 1964,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30793 NE US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and 1970<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6530 NE US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and served in the Senate until his retirement in 1977. His opponent in 1958 and 1970 was the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Frank Brenner Morrison (1905–2004), the governor of Nebraska from 1961 to 1967. Hruska did not run for reelection to a fourth Senate term in 1976 and was succeeded by the Republican-turned-Democrat Edward Zorinsky, who had also followed Hruska in the U.S. House in 1954.

A strong [[conservative]], Hruska authored legislation to curb excessive violence and [[pornography]] in films, supported maintaining criminal penalties for [[marijuana]], and led the Senate effort in 1974 to restore the [[death penalty]] for federal crimes.<ref>Honan, William H. (August 27, 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/27/us/roman-l-hruska-dies-at-94-leading-senate-conservative.html Roman L. Hruska Dies at 94; Leading Senate Conservative]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>

A strong [[conservative]], Hruska authored legislation to curb excessive violence and [[pornography]] in films, supported maintaining criminal penalties for [[marijuana]], and led the Senate effort in 1974 to restore the [[death penalty]] for federal crimes.<ref>Honan, William H. (August 27, 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/27/us/roman-l-hruska-dies-at-94-leading-senate-conservative.html Roman L. Hruska Dies at 94; Leading Senate Conservative]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>