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Similar to his colleague [[Harold Gross|Harold Royce "H. R." Gross]] (who represented the 3rd congressional district), Jensen opposed some [[civil rights]] legislation<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> though voted for the [[24th Amendment]] to rid the [[poll tax]] in all federal-level elections.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193 S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref>

Similar to his colleague [[Harold Gross|Harold Royce "H. R." Gross]] (who represented the 3rd congressional district), Jensen opposed some [[civil rights]] legislation<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128 H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> though voted for the [[24th Amendment]] to rid the [[poll tax]] in all federal-level elections.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/h193 S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref>

A pro-[[free market]] [[fiscal conservative]] who was referred to as the "watchdog of the Treasury",<ref name=nytimesobituary>[https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/06/archives/ben-f-jensen-is-dead-at-77-exrepresentative-from-iowa.html Ben F. Jensen Is Dead at 77; Ex‐Representative From Iowa]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> Jensen advocated cutting spending during the presidency of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/10/archives/gop-finds-myth-in-spending-cuts-says-johnson-is-planning-to-outdo.html G.O.P. FINDS ‘MYTH’ IN SPENDING CUTS; Says Johnson Is Planning to Outdo Kennedy's Program]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> He opposed some public power projects as well as a proposal for a transmission program. However, Jensen would back federal programs which bolstered agricultural regions including his district.

A pro-[[free market]] [[fiscal conservative]] who was referred to as the "watchdog of the Treasury",<ref name=nytimesobituary>February 6, 1970. [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/02/06/archives/ben-f-jensen-is-dead-at-77-exrepresentative-from-iowa.html Ben F. Jensen Is Dead at 77; Ex‐Representative From Iowa]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> Jensen advocated cutting spending during the presidency of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/10/archives/gop-finds-myth-in-spending-cuts-says-johnson-is-planning-to-outdo.html G.O.P. FINDS ‘MYTH’ IN SPENDING CUTS; Says Johnson Is Planning to Outdo Kennedy's Program]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> He opposed some public power projects as well as a proposal for a transmission program. However, Jensen would back federal programs which bolstered agricultural regions including his district.

Jensen lost re-election in 1964 as his Democrat opponent Harold R. Hansen rode the coattails of President Johnson to victory.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/04/archives/house-gain-for-democrats.html House Gain for Democrats]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122348 IA District 7]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> He died six years later<ref name=nytimesobituary/> and is interred at Exira, Iowa.

Jensen lost re-election in 1964 as his Democrat opponent Harold R. Hansen rode the coattails of President Johnson to victory.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/04/archives/house-gain-for-democrats.html House Gain for Democrats]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122348 IA District 7]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 16, 2021.</ref> He died six years later<ref name=nytimesobituary/> and is interred at Exira, Iowa.