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'''John Paul Hammerschmidt''' (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was a politician from the U.S. state of [[Arkansas]] who is most notable for serving thirteen terms in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. In addition to this, he served in the U.S. military during [[World War II]] and was actively involved in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].
'''John Paul Hammerschmidt''' (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was a politician from the U.S. state of [[Arkansas]] who is most notable for serving thirteen terms in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. In addition to this, he served in the U.S. military during [[World War II]] and was actively involved in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].
Hammerschmidt is also known for being one of only two people to defeat [[Bill Clinton]] in an election, the other being [[Frank D. White]] in 1980 for Arkansas governor.
==Early life==
==Early life==
Hammerschmidt came from a Democrat family, but he started attending Republican meetings "because the local Democratic Party was a closed group".<ref>Lauer, Claudia (April 3, 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-paul-hammerschmidt-arkansas-congressman-dies-at-92/2015/04/03/2575c30e-da23-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html John Paul Hammerschmidt, Arkansas congressman, dies at 92]. ''The Washinton Post''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> He served as a Harrison city councilman from 1948-54 and 1961-62.<ref name="AKencyc"/> He also served as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party from 1964-66.<ref name="CONGbio"/> Hammerschmidt was very active in the Republican Party, serving as a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984.<ref name="CONGbio"/>
Hammerschmidt came from a Democrat family, but he started attending Republican meetings "because the local Democratic Party was a closed group".<ref>Lauer, Claudia (April 3, 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-paul-hammerschmidt-arkansas-congressman-dies-at-92/2015/04/03/2575c30e-da23-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html John Paul Hammerschmidt, Arkansas congressman, dies at 92]. ''The Washinton Post''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> He served as a Harrison city councilman from 1948-54 and 1961-62.<ref name="AKencyc"/> He also served as the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party from 1964-66.<ref name="CONGbio"/> Hammerschmidt was very active in the Republican Party, serving as a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984.<ref name="CONGbio"/>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
The Republican Party asked Hammerschmidt to run for 3rd congressional district.<ref name="AKencyc"/> He won the election with 53 percent of the vote,<ref name="AKencyc"/> becoming the first Republican member of [[United States Congress|Congress]] since [[Reconstruction]].<ref name="Advocate"/><ref>[http://ualrpublicradio.org/post/former-congressman-john-paul-hammerschmidt-dies-92#stream/0 Former Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt Dies At 92]. ''ualrpublicradio.org'' (from ''AP''). April 1, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> In that same election, [[Winthrop Rockefeller]] was elected as the first Republican governor of Arkansas since Reconstruction.
Hammerschmidt faced Democrat [[Bill Clinton]] in the 1974 election. It was a close election due to the [[Watergate scandal]] and Clinton's charisma.<ref name="AKencyc"/><ref name="NYT">Roberts, Sam (April 2, 2015). [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/us/politics/john-paul-hammerschmidt-congressman-who-defeated-clinton-dies-at-92.html?_r=0 John Paul Hammerschmidt, 92, Dies; Congressman Defeated Clinton]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref> Hammerschmidt won the election with 52 percent of the vote, a narrower margin than usual for him.<ref name="NYT"/>
His arguably most well-known accomplishment in Washington was successfully sponsoring a bill making the Buffalo River the first national river in the U.S.<ref name="AKencyc"/><ref name="Advocate"/>
Hammerschmidt served until 1993, when he declined to run for re-election.<ref name="CONGbio"/>
==References==
==References==