Richard Poff
Richard Harding “Dick” Poff (October 19, 1923 – June 27, 2011) was a Republican from Virginia who served as a U.S. representative from the state's 6th congressional district for nearly two decades. He was one of only two Republicans to sign the Southern Manifesto in opposing school desegregation,[1] the other being Joel T. Broyhill from the 10th congressional district of the state. He would later renounce his segregationist stance.[2]
U.S. House of Representatives
Poff won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1952,[3] riding the coattails of Dwight Eisenhower's landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.[2]
He voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[4] 1960,[5] 1964,[6] 1968,[7] in addition to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[8] However, he supported the 24th Amendment to outlaw the poll tax.[9]
References
- ↑ GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf. Congressional Record. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87. The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ VA District 6. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ HR 8601. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 28, 2021.