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| − | After the death of incumbent [[RINO]] senator [[Hiram Johnson|Hiram Warren Johnson]], then-governor of [[California]] [[Earl Warren]] appointed Knowland as an interim to the seat.<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography">[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_KnowlandWilliam.htm William Knowland: A Featured Biography]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> During this time, he was serving in [[World War II]] as an enlisted officer and military historian for the U.S. in [[Europe]], learning of his appointment from a newspaper.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/> Knowland was discharged from the military in 1945. | + | After the death of incumbent [[RINO]] senator [[Hiram Johnson|Hiram Warren Johnson]], then-governor of [[California]] [[Earl Warren]] appointed Knowland as the interim senator for the seat.<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography">[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_KnowlandWilliam.htm William Knowland: A Featured Biography]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> During this time, he was serving in [[World War II]] as an enlisted officer and military historian for the [[U.S.]] in [[Europe]], learning of his appointment from a newspaper.<ref name="William E Knowland Is Apparent Suicide; Ex‐Senator Was 65"/> Knowland was discharged from the military in 1945. |
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| | In 1946, Knowland and Homer Ferguson of [[Michigan]] pushed through an amendment which halted rent controls on the federal level in states that already have established such controls.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (December 20, 2020). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/12/20/wartime-price-controls-economic-restrictions-in-a-state-of-emergency/ Wartime Price Controls: Economic Restrictions in a State of Emergency]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> The motion easily passed on July 11 by a 59–20 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/79-1946/s213 H J RES 371. KNOWLAND AMEND. TO INSERT PROVISION TERMINAT- ING RENT CONTROLS IN STATES WHERE STATE HAS ESTABLISHED CON- TROL AND REGULATION OF THE RENT HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> | | In 1946, Knowland and Homer Ferguson of [[Michigan]] pushed through an amendment which halted rent controls on the federal level in states that already have established such controls.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (December 20, 2020). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/12/20/wartime-price-controls-economic-restrictions-in-a-state-of-emergency/ Wartime Price Controls: Economic Restrictions in a State of Emergency]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> The motion easily passed on July 11 by a 59–20 vote.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/79-1946/s213 H J RES 371. KNOWLAND AMEND. TO INSERT PROVISION TERMINAT- ING RENT CONTROLS IN STATES WHERE STATE HAS ESTABLISHED CON- TROL AND REGULATION OF THE RENT HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref> |
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| | {{cquote|Despite the label of “right‐winger” he was given primarily through his positions on the China issue, Mr. Knowland's voting record was considered more liberal than those of many nominal liberals who opposed him.}} | | {{cquote|Despite the label of “right‐winger” he was given primarily through his positions on the China issue, Mr. Knowland's voting record was considered more liberal than those of many nominal liberals who opposed him.}} |
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| − | While Knowland may not have taken the conservative side on ''all'' issues,<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Fife-Knowland William Fife Knowland]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> he consistently stood as a member of the [[Old Right]], ranging from his aggressive [[anti-communism]] to opposing excessive labor union power. Knowland furthermore always supported conservative Republican candidates for party presidential nominations. | + | While Knowland may not have taken the [[conservative]] side on ''all'' issues,<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Fife-Knowland William Fife Knowland]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> he consistently stood as a member of the [[Old Right]], ranging from his aggressive [[anti-communism]] to opposing excessive labor union power. Knowland furthermore always supported conservative Republican candidates for the party's presidential nominations. |
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| | ===1958 gubernatorial bid=== | | ===1958 gubernatorial bid=== |