'''Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel''' (born 1930) is a former U.S. Senator from [[Alaska]], serving from 1969 to 1981. He unsuccessfully ran for the [[Democratic Party]] nomination for presidency in 2008. He was always a long-shot candidate because he had largely retired from politics for over two decades. In the Senate, he was once the colleague of former Alaska senator [[Ted Stevens]].
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'''Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel''' (May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was a former U.S. Senator from [[Alaska]], serving from 1969 to 1981. He unsuccessfully ran for the [[Democratic Party]] nomination for presidency in 2008. He was always a long-shot candidate because he had largely retired from politics for over two decades. In the Senate, he was once the colleague of former Alaska senator [[Ted Stevens]].