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{{Officeholder
|name=Mike Mansfield
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Maureen Hayes
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[Senate Majority Leader]]
|terms=January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1977
|preceded=[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|succeeded=[[Robert Byrd]]
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Senate Majority Whip
|terms=January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1961
|preceded=Earle C. Clements
|succeeded=[[Hubert Humphrey]]
}}
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Montana
|terms=January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1977
|preceded=Zales Ecton
|succeeded=John Melcher
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Montana
|district=1st
|terms=January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1953
|preceded=[[Jeannette Rankin]]
|succeeded=Lee Metcalf
}}
}}
'''Mike Mansfield''' (1903-2001) a [[Democrat]], represented [[Montana]] in the House (1942–52) and Senate (1952–76), serving as Senate Majority Leader (1961–76); he ended his career as ambassador to Japan (1977–88), appointed by [[Jimmy Carter]].
'''Mike Mansfield''' (1903-2001) a [[Democrat]], represented [[Montana]] in the House (1942–52) and Senate (1952–76), serving as Senate Majority Leader (1961–76); he ended his career as ambassador to Japan (1977–88), appointed by [[Jimmy Carter]].
==Career==
==Early life==
He was born to a poor Irish Catholic family in New York City. When his mother died in 1906 he was sent to live with relatives in Butte, Montana. He lied about his age and joined the military in 1917, serving in the Navy, Army and Marines until 1922. After years as a copper miner in Butte, he graduated with BA and MA degrees from Montana State University in 1933 and 1934. Mansfield stayed on a s a professor of Latin American and Asian history. He defeated Republican [[Jeannette Rankin]] for Congress in 1942, and was assigned to the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he specialized in Asian issues.
He was born to a poor Irish Catholic family in New York City. When his mother died in 1906 he was sent to live with relatives in Butte, Montana. He lied about his age and joined the military in 1917, serving in the Navy, Army and Marines until 1922. After years as a copper miner in Butte, he graduated with BA and MA degrees from Montana State University in 1933 and 1934. Mansfield stayed on a s a professor of Latin American and Asian history. He defeated Republican [[Jeannette Rankin]] for Congress in 1942, and was assigned to the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he specialized in Asian issues.
==Career==
Elected to the Senate in 1953 following ten years in the House, Mansfield gained a reputation for his expertise in foreign policy, particularly in the Far East, and for his informality and low-keyed effectiveness. He voted with the liberals on domestic issues, but formed his own opinions on foreign policy. In 1957 Majority Leader [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] selected Mansfield as Majority Whip, the #2 spot, giving him numerous duties and little power. Mansfield was elected by the Democrats as Majority Leader in 1961 following Johnson's election as Vice President.
Elected to the Senate in 1953 following ten years in the House, Mansfield gained a reputation for his expertise in foreign policy, particularly in the Far East, and for his informality and low-keyed effectiveness. He voted with the liberals on domestic issues, but formed his own opinions on foreign policy. In 1957 Majority Leader [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] selected Mansfield as Majority Whip, the #2 spot, giving him numerous duties and little power. Mansfield was elected by the Democrats as Majority Leader in 1961 following Johnson's election as Vice President.