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==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
| + | ===U.S. House of Representatives=== | ||
| + | Pro-[[civil rights]], Randolph voted for [[anti-lynching legislation]] in 1937<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> and 1940,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> respectively the Gavagan-Wagner and Gavagan-Fish bills.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> | ||
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===U.S. Senate=== | ===U.S. Senate=== | ||
| − | Randolph | + | Randolph voted for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> 1968,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> in addition to the [[24th Amendment]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> which outlawed [[poll tax]]es in all federal-level elections as well as the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.</ref> |
He was a leading advocate of lowering the U.S. voting age and wrote the [[26th Amendment]].<ref name=nytimes/> | He was a leading advocate of lowering the U.S. voting age and wrote the [[26th Amendment]].<ref name=nytimes/> | ||
Revision as of 23:58, August 2, 2021
| Jennings Randolph | |
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| Former U.S. Senator from West Virginia From: November 5, 1958 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Predecessor | John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. |
| Successor | John D. "Jay" Rockefeller, IV |
| U.S. Representative from West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District From: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Predecessor | Frank L. Bowman |
| Successor | Melvin C. Snyder |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Katherine Babb |
| Religion | Baptist |
Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902 – May 8, 1998) was a West Virginia Democrat U.S. representative and senator who was the last New Dealer to serve in Congress. He was considered to have mostly been liberal,[1] though was notably pro-life.[2]
Political career
U.S. House of Representatives
Pro-civil rights, Randolph voted for anti-lynching legislation in 1937[3] and 1940,[4] respectively the Gavagan-Wagner and Gavagan-Fish bills.[5]
U.S. Senate
Randolph voted for the Civil Rights Acts of 1960,[6] 1964,[7] 1968,[8] in addition to the 24th Amendment[9] which outlawed poll taxes in all federal-level elections as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[10]
He was a leading advocate of lowering the U.S. voting age and wrote the 26th Amendment.[1]
In 1983, Randolph voted for the Hatch-Eagleton Human Life Amendment which would have overturned Roe v. Wade.[11] However, it only received a total of forty-nine affirmative votes, falling far short of the two-thirds majority required for congressional approval of constitutional amendments.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stout, David (May 9, 1998). Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia Dies at 96. The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ Meehan, Mary. Democrats for Life: Part I. What They Face. Catholic Online. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. J. RES. 3, A MEASURE AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY IN CONGRESS AND THE STATES WITH RESPECT TO ABORTION, THEREBY OVERTURNING THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN ROE VS. WADE. (MOTION FAILED;2/3 REQUIR.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.