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Fannin supported the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> though voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref>
Along with fellow Republican senators Goldwater (who returned to the Senate from the Class III seat in the 1968 elections) and [[Norris Cotton]] of [[New Hampshire]] in 1972, Fannin voted against the liberal [[Equal Rights Amendment]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/92-1972/s533 TO PASS H.J. RES. 208.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> which was backed by the D.C. establishment though ultimately defeated by a grassroots coalition led by conservative activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]]. GovTrack rated Fannin in 1976 as the most [[conservative]] member of the Senate.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/paul_fannin/403975 Sen. Paul Fannin]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref>
Fannin decided against running for re-election in 1976 due to his wife's deteriorating health.<ref>Zielinski, Graeme (January 16, 2002). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/01/16/arizona-senator-paul-fannin-dies/06c43af0-4788-4f77-9c24-4c382013c481/ Arizona Senator Paul Fannin Dies]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref>
