| − | Sandman served in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] as a navigator during [[World War II]], and spent seven months as a [[prisoner of war]] in [[Germany]] after being shot down.<ref name=NYTObit>EX-REP. CHARLES SANDMAN. NIXON SUPPORTER, DIES - The New York Times (nytimes.com) , accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> | + | Sandman served in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] as a navigator during [[World War II]], and spent seven months as a [[prisoner of war]] in [[Germany]] after being shot down.<ref name=NYTObit>Kerr, Peter (August 27, 1985). [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/27/nyregion/ex-rep-charles-sandman-nixon-supporter-dies.html EX-REP. CHARLES SANDMAN. NIXON SUPPORTER, DIES - The New York Times (nytimes.com)], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> |
| | Before serving in Congress, Sandman was elected to three four-year terms in the state Senate, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. He held the post of New Jersey Senate Majority Leader in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives while still holding his state Senate seat, which he resigned upon winning the federal office. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1966. In 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, Sandman was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s.<ref name=polgraveyard>The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Sandey to Sanfilippo, accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> | | Before serving in Congress, Sandman was elected to three four-year terms in the state Senate, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. He held the post of New Jersey Senate Majority Leader in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives while still holding his state Senate seat, which he resigned upon winning the federal office. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1966. In 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, Sandman was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s.<ref name=polgraveyard>The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Sandey to Sanfilippo, accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> |