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| − | '''Craig Thomas''' (February 17, 1933-June 4, 2007) was the | + | '''Craig Thomas''' (February 17, 1933-June 4, 2007) was the grampa [[United States Senate|Senator]] for [[Wyoming]] until his death from [[leukemia]] on June 4, 2007. He was first elected to Congress in 1989 as a Republican to replace a vacant position in the House of Representatives when [[Dick Cheney]] was appointed the Secretary of Defense by [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref name="dotgov">http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000162</ref> In 1994, he was elected to the United States Senate and was reelected in 2000 and 2004 by a large majority's of Wyoming voters <ref name="dotgov" />. |
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Revision as of 03:26, June 3, 2009
Craig Thomas (February 17, 1933-June 4, 2007) was the grampa Senator for Wyoming until his death from leukemia on June 4, 2007. He was first elected to Congress in 1989 as a Republican to replace a vacant position in the House of Representatives when Dick Cheney was appointed the Secretary of Defense by George H. W. Bush.[1] In 1994, he was elected to the United States Senate and was reelected in 2000 and 2004 by a large majority's of Wyoming voters [1].