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==Career==

==Career==

After the war, Carlson returned to Concordia to farm. He soon was elected state representative and in 1935 moved up to the United States House for the since disbanded Kansas 6th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=c000154

After the war, Carlson returned to Concordia to farm. He soon was elected state representative and in 1935 moved up to the United States House for the since disbanded Kansas 6th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=c000154

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Governor Carlson is remembered for his emphasis on mental health programs and highway construction. In 1949, Kansas state Senator Clyde Martin Reed (1871–1949) died, and Carlson appointed Harry Darby (1895–1987) to fill the seat. Darby continued his service in the Senate until Carlson himself was elected to fill the seat in 1950. Instead of waiting until January to be sworn in, he took his seat on November 28, 1950, and left the governorship to Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894–1966) who served less than two months.<ref name=findagrave/>

Governor Carlson is remembered for his emphasis on mental health programs and highway construction. In 1949, Kansas state Senator Clyde Martin Reed (1871–1949) died, and Carlson appointed Harry Darby (1895–1987) to fill the seat. Darby continued his service in the Senate until Carlson himself was elected to fill the seat in 1950. Instead of waiting until January to be sworn in, he took his seat on November 28, 1950, and left the governorship to Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894–1966) who served less than two months.<ref name=findagrave/>

In 1952, Carlson campaigned for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and then brokered a deal to make Eisenhower's intraparty opponent, U.S. Senator [[Robert A. Taft]] of [[Ohio]], as the Senate Majority Leader. According to [[Billy Graham]]'s autobiography, ''Just As I Am,'' Carlson was instrumental in the establishment of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, an annual assembly of all three branches of government still in operation.<ref>[[Billy Graham]], ''Just As I Am'' ([[New York City]]:HarperCollins, 1997),'' p. 202.</ref> Carlson was also a member of the board of directors of World Vision.<ref>"Carlson's Role in Viet Aid Agency, ''Fort Scott (Kansas) Tribune,'' June 28, 1967.</ref>

In 1952, Carlson campaigned for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and then brokered a deal to make Eisenhower's intraparty opponent, U.S. Senator [[Robert A. Taft]] of [[Ohio]], as the Senate Majority Leader. According to [[Billy Graham]]'s autobiography, ''Just As I Am,'' Carlson was instrumental in the establishment of the Presidential Prayer Breakfast, an annual assembly of all three branches of government still in operation.<ref>[[Billy Graham]], ''Just As I Am'' ([[New York City]]:HarperCollins, 1997), p. 202.</ref> Carlson was also a member of the board of directors of World Vision.<ref>"Carlson's Role in Viet Aid Agency, ''Fort Scott (Kansas) Tribune,'' June 28, 1967.</ref>

Unlike his Kansas senatorial colleague Andrew Schoeppel, Carlson voted for the censure of Wisconsin [[Republican]] [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> who exposed communist infiltration of the [[United States State Department]] and the [[United States Army]].

Unlike his Kansas senatorial colleague Andrew Schoeppel, Carlson voted for the censure of Wisconsin Republican [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> who exposed communist infiltration of the [[United States State Department]] and the [[United States Army]].

A [[Moderate Republican]]<ref name=nytimes/> who had earlier opposed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], Carlson was in the forefront for the passage of [[Civil Rights Act]]s<ref name=carlsonpapers>Frank Carlson papers : Collection 92 - State Archives - Kansas Historical Society (kshs.org), accessed July 5, 2021.</ref> in [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and the 1967 confirmation of the [[liberal]] [[Thurgood Marshall]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/s176 CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> the first [[African American]] appointed to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He also backed ratification of the [[24th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> which halted [[poll tax]]es for voters in federal elections.

A [[Moderate Republican]]<ref name=nytimes/> who had earlier opposed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], Carlson was in the forefront for the passage of [[Civil Rights Act]]s<ref name=carlsonpapers>Frank Carlson papers : Collection 92 - State Archives - Kansas Historical Society (kshs.org), accessed July 5, 2021.</ref> in [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> and the 1967 confirmation of the [[liberal]] [[Thurgood Marshall]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1967/s176 CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> the first [[African American]] appointed to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. He also backed ratification of the [[24th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref> which halted [[poll tax]]es for voters in federal elections.