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|name=Jeremiah Denton
|name=Jeremiah Denton
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|party=[[Republican]] (1979-1994)<br/>[[Republican]]
|party=[[Republican]]
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|religion=Catholic
|religion=Catholic
Following his retirement from the Navy, Denton accepted a position with the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] as consultant to his friend, CBN founder [[Pat Robertson]], a position Denton held until 1980. During this time, both Denton and Robertson repeatedly expressed military support for the [[Contra]] forces in [[El Salvador]].
Following his retirement from the Navy, Denton accepted a position with the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] as consultant to his friend, CBN founder [[Pat Robertson]], a position Denton held until 1980. During this time, both Denton and Robertson repeatedly expressed military support for the [[Contra]] forces in [[El Salvador]].
In 1980, Denton ran as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat from his home state of [[Alabama]] and achieved a surprise victory over Democrat [[Jim E. Folsom, Jr]]., who had defeated the incumbent in the primary. In doing so, he became the only retired admiral to be elected to the United States Senate. In the Senate, he compiled a solidly conservative voting record. He was featured in a 1981 article in Time Magazine called "The Admiral from Alabama". In 1986, he narrowly lost his bid for reelection to [[conservative Democrat]] Congressman [[Richard Shelby]], who later became a Republican in 1994.
In 1980, Denton ran as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat from his home state of [[Alabama]] and achieved a surprise victory over Democrat [[Jim E. Folsom, Jr]]., whom had defeated the incumbent in the primary. In doing so, he became the only retired admiral to be elected to the United States Senate. In the Senate, he compiled a solidly conservative voting record. He was featured in a 1981 article in Time Magazine called "The Admiral from Alabama". In 1986, he narrowly lost his bid for reelection to [[conservative Democrat]] Congressman [[Richard Shelby]], who later became a Republican in 1994.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nff.org/ Admiral Jeremiah Denton Foundation]
*[http://www.nff.org/ Admiral Jeremiah Denton Foundation]
*[http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/flash.php Video of Denton's POW interview] from U.S. National Archives — To find this segment specifically, choose Contents > Scenes From Hell > Denton.
*[http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/flash.php Video of Denton's POW interview] from U.S. National Archives — To find this segment specifically, choose Contents > Scenes From Hell > Denton.