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===Early career and environmentalism===
===Early career and environmentalism===
Frank Church was elected to the Senate in 1957. Like [[George McGovern]], he was a liberal politician coming from a conservative state. He was known in the Senate for his environmental causes, as he supported and sponsored multiple pieces of [[environmental]] legislation throughout his career, such as a 1964 law that defined wilderness in the United States and a 1968 law that created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Frank Church was elected to the Senate in 1957. Like [[George McGovern]], he was a liberal politician coming from a conservative state. He was known in the Senate for his environmental causes, as he supported and sponsored multiple pieces of [[environmental]] legislation throughout his career, such as a 1964 law that defined wilderness in the United States and a 1968 law that created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Church voted for [[Everett Dirksen]]'s proposed amendment to allow [[school prayer]].
Church was subject to recall efforts in 1967, but a court ruled them unlawful. He then proceeded to win re-election the next year.
Church was subject to recall efforts in 1967, but a court ruled them unlawful. He then proceeded to win re-election the next year.