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In 1947, he was elected as a [[U.S. Representative]]. As a Congressman from [[California]], and as a member of the [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]], he investigated Communists and instigated the successful prosecution of [[Alger Hiss]], accused of espionage for spying for the Soviet Union during [[World War II]].
In 1947, he was elected as a [[U.S. Representative]]. As a Congressman from [[California]], and as a member of the [[House Committee on Un-American Activities]], he investigated Communists and instigated the successful prosecution of [[Alger Hiss]], accused of espionage for spying for the Soviet Union during [[World War II]].
After two terms in [[Congress]], he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1950.
After two terms in the House, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1950.
After losing his first presidential race to [[John F. Kennedy]] by a tiny margin in 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1962, losing to incumbent Edmund G Brown.
After losing his first presidential race to [[John F. Kennedy]] by a tiny margin in 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in 1962, losing to incumbent Edmund G Brown.