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'''Frank Church''' was four-term United States Senator from [[Idaho]], serving from 1957 to 1981. | '''Frank Church''' was four-term United States Senator from [[Idaho]], serving from 1957 to 1981. | ||
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| + | Frank Church was elected to the Senate in 1957. Like [[George McGovern]], he was a liberal politician coming from a conservative state. He was known in the Senate for his environmental causes, as he supported and sponsored multiple pieces of [[environmental]] legislation throughout his career, such as a 1964 law that defined wilderness in the United States and a 1968 law that created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | ||
[[Category:Idaho]] | [[Category:Idaho]] | ||
Revision as of 04:46, July 9, 2021
| Frank Church | |
|---|---|
| Former U.S. Senator from Idaho From: January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Predecessor | Herman Welker |
| Successor | Steve Symms |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Bethine Clark |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Frank Church was four-term United States Senator from Idaho, serving from 1957 to 1981.
Career
Frank Church was elected to the Senate in 1957. Like George McGovern, he was a liberal politician coming from a conservative state. He was known in the Senate for his environmental causes, as he supported and sponsored multiple pieces of environmental legislation throughout his career, such as a 1964 law that defined wilderness in the United States and a 1968 law that created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.