| Jennings Randolph | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from West Virginia From: November 5, 1958 – January 3, 1985 | |||
| Predecessor | John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. | ||
| Successor | John D. "Jay" Rockefeller, IV | ||
| U.S. Representative from West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District From: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 | |||
| Predecessor | Frank L. Bowman | ||
| Successor | Melvin C. Snyder | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Mary Katherine Babb | ||
| Religion | Baptist | ||
Jennings Randolph (March 8, 1902 – May 8, 1998) was a West Virginia Democrat U.S. representative and senator who was the last New Dealer to serve in Congress. He was considered to have mostly been liberal,[1] though was notably pro-life.[2]
Political career
U.S. House of Representatives
Pro-civil rights, Randolph voted for anti-lynching legislation in 1937[3] and 1940,[4] respectively the Gavagan-Wagner and Gavagan-Fish bills.[5]
U.S. Senate
Randolph voted for the Civil Rights Acts of 1960,[6] 1964,[7] 1968,[8] in addition to the 24th Amendment[9] which outlawed poll taxes in all federal-level elections as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[10]
He was a leading advocate of lowering the U.S. voting age and wrote the 26th Amendment.[1]
Randolph faced a strong challenge in his 1978 re-election campaign from Governor Arch A. Moore.[11] Although he heavily outspent Moore, Randolph only won the general election by one percentage point.[12]
In 1983, Randolph voted for the Hatch-Eagleton Human Life Amendment which would have overturned Roe v. Wade.[13] However, it only received a total of forty-nine affirmative votes, falling far short of the two-thirds majority required for congressional approval of constitutional amendments.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stout, David (May 9, 1998). Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia Dies at 96. The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ Meehan, Mary. Democrats for Life: Part I. What They Face. Catholic Online. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ HR. 7152. PASSAGE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ 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 August 2, 2021.
- ↑ S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (January 8, 2015). Arch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91. The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978. Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ TO PASS S. J. RES. 3, A MEASURE AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY IN CONGRESS AND THE STATES WITH RESPECT TO ABORTION, THEREBY OVERTURNING THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN ROE VS. WADE. (MOTION FAILED;2/3 REQUIR.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved August 2, 2021.