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| + | Schwengel was first elected to the House in 1954 and re-elected four times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=33261 Schwengel, Fred]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref> He was narrowly defeated in 1964 when his Democrat rode President [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s coattails to victory,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122256 IA District 1]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref> though re-emerged the next election cycle and continued to be re-elected several times. | ||
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While a devout [[Baptist]], Schwengel opposed [[school prayer]] and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''. He stated on the matter: | While a devout [[Baptist]], Schwengel opposed [[school prayer]] and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''. He stated on the matter: | ||
{{cquote|I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it.}} | {{cquote|I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it.}} | ||
Revision as of 15:38, May 17, 2021
| Frederick Delbert Schwengel | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |||
| Predecessor | John Schmidhauser | ||
| Successor | Edward Mezvinsky | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 | |||
| Predecessor | Thomas E. Martin | ||
| Successor | John Schmidhauser | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Religion | Baptist | ||
Frederick Delbert “Fred” Schwengel (May 28, 1906 – April 1, 1993) was a Republican from Iowa who served as the state's U.S. representative from the 1950s to the 1970s, representing the 1st congressional district.
U.S. House of Representatives
Schwengel was first elected to the House in 1954 and re-elected four times.[1] He was narrowly defeated in 1964 when his Democrat rode President Lyndon Johnson's coattails to victory,[2] though re-emerged the next election cycle and continued to be re-elected several times.
While a devout Baptist, Schwengel opposed school prayer and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the Supreme Court ruling Engel v. Vitale. He stated on the matter:
| “ | I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it. | ” |
He was defeated for re-election in 1972 by Democrat Edward Mezvinsky,[3] currently the father-in-law of Chelsea Clinton.
Quotes
| “ | I believe that moderation is a virtue--especially in a democracy of contending interests--and that extremism is a divisive vice ... I have come to the conclusion that moderation is to be recommended above all political philosophies because it alone recognizes the common fate and aspiration of all human beings; it alone understands the influence that drive people to extremes; and finally, moderation alone respects the sacredness of humanity. | ” |
References
- ↑ Schwengel, Fred. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ↑ IA District 1. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ↑ IA Distrct 1. Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 17, 2021.