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'''Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr.''' (born September 8, 1938), known simply as '''Sam Nunn''', was a [[Democrat]] from [[Georgia]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, previously being a state representative. He is the grandnephew of [[segregation]]ist [[Carl Vinson]]. | '''Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr.''' (born September 8, 1938), known simply as '''Sam Nunn''', was a [[Democrat]] from [[Georgia]] who served as the state's U.S. senator from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, previously being a state representative. He is the grandnephew of [[segregation]]ist [[Carl Vinson]]. | ||
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| + | ==U.S. Senate== | ||
| + | While [[liberal]] on many issues, Nunn opposed a major goal of [[homosexual agenda]] in the 1990s that was supported by the Clinton Administration. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Nunn Biography] at ''Britannica | *[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Nunn Biography] at ''Britannica | ||
*[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/sam-nunn-b-1938 Biography] at ''New Georgia Encyclopedia | *[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/sam-nunn-b-1938 Biography] at ''New Georgia Encyclopedia | ||
| + | *[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/sam-nunn Biography] at ''encyclopedia.com | ||
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Revision as of 00:19, May 18, 2021
Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. (born September 8, 1938), known simply as Sam Nunn, was a Democrat from Georgia who served as the state's U.S. senator from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, previously being a state representative. He is the grandnephew of segregationist Carl Vinson.
U.S. Senate
While liberal on many issues, Nunn opposed a major goal of homosexual agenda in the 1990s that was supported by the Clinton Administration.