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Chuck Adams —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Adams (VI) (b. 1963) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born, in a hospital
at Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., July 3,
1963.
Lobbyist; campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Strom
Thurmond, 1990, and Gov. David
Beasley, 1994; candidate for South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1996.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Roy C. Afflerbach (b. 1945) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
6, 1945.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1983-86; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1987-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1998; mayor
of Allentown, Pa., 2002-06; lobbyist.
Still living as of 2007.
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Steve Apodaca (c.1951-2001) —
of San Clemente, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Downey, Los Angeles
County, Calif., about 1951.
Republican. Insurance
broker; political consultant; candidate for California
state assembly 73rd District, 1998.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in San Clemente, Orange
County, Calif., April 2,
2001 (age about 50
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Trixie Leber Averill (born c.1949) —
also known as Trixie Averill —
of Vinton, Roanoke
County, Va.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Haley Reeves Barbour (b. 1947) —
also known as Haley Barbour —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., October
22, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1982; lobbyist; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1993-97; Governor of
Mississippi, 2004-12; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Mississippi, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair), 2012.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Rusling Block (b. 1935) —
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., February
15, 1935.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1981-86; lobbyist.
Still living as of 1994.
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Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. (1940-2014) —
also known as Tommy Boggs —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
18, 1940.
Democrat. Economist;
lawyer;
lobbyist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., September
15, 2014 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ronald Harmon Brown (1941-1996) —
also known as Ronald H. Brown; Ron Brown —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
1, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer;
lobbyist; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1989-93; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1993-96; died in office 1996.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Killed in a plane
crash, during a storm,
in Croatia,
April
3, 1996 (age 54 years, 246
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Bright Bruce (1879-1943) —
also known as Edward Bruce —
Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April
13, 1879.
Lawyer;
artist;
lobbyist; arts
administrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
26, 1943 (age 63 years, 288
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Cynthia Burgin (born c.1958) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born about 1958.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005) —
also known as Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. —
of Fountain Inn, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., July 24,
1940.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1970-74; defeated, 1969;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1974; executive assistant to Gov. Jim
Edwards, 1975; member of South
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1979-87; Governor of
South Carolina, 1987-95; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1996;
lobbyist; CEO, American Council of Life
Insurers, 1995-2001; director, Norfolk Southern railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Died, of a heart
attack while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Lexington Medical Hospital,
West Columbia, Lexington
County, S.C., December
7, 2005 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at All
Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pawleys Island, S.C.
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Anh Quang Cao (b. 1967) —
also known as Joseph Cao —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam,
March
13, 1967.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
lobbyist; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 2008;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 2009-.
Catholic.
Vietnamese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Christopher James Christie (b. 1962) —
also known as Chris Christie —
of Mendham Township, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
6, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer;
lobbyist; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 2002-08; Governor of
New Jersey, 2010-18; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 2012
(speaker);
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2016.
Catholic.
Scottish,
Irish,
and Sicilian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2023.
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William F. Condon (1897-1972) —
also known as "Big Bill" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;
defeated, 1923; member of New York
state senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District
1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964; lobbyist.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1972 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Charles Harvey Cunningham (born c.1959) —
also known as Charles H. Cunningham; Chuck
Cunningham —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born about 1959.
Republican. Lobbyist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Debra DeLee (b. 1948) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1948.
Democrat. School
teacher; lobbyist; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004,
2008;
president, Americans for Peace Now.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alfred J. Doherty (1856-1929) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in New York, May 1,
1856.
Republican. School
teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1907-19; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; represented the Pullman railroad
car company as a lobbyist in Michigan and other states;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Died September
24, 1929 (age 73 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) —
also known as Robert J. Dryfoos —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1980,
1988;
chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov. Mary
Ann Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;
retired from office while under
investigation over alleged campaign
finance and federal
tax violations, but no charges were filed; lobbyist.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, from complications of a head
injury, in New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
2006 (age 63 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Evelyn Dubrow (1917-2006) —
also known as Evy Dubrow —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., May 6,
1917.
Democrat. Labor
organizer; vice
president and lobbyist for the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union for many years; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996.
Female.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., June 20,
2006 (age 89 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Susan Estes —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.
Republican. Political consultant; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Kansas; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 2004,
2008,
2012
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Kenneth Hearn Fake (1895-1963) —
also known as Kenneth H. Fake —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
New
York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated,
1932; lobbyist for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonidas Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake; married, June 12,
1920, to Eva Kling; first cousin of Guy
Leverne Fake. |
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Leslie L. Farr II (born c.1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born about 1978.
Republican. Train
conductor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 2004;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 2004, 2006 (primary);
suspended
without pay in October 2004, for making a political
statement (critical of Democratic presidential candidate John
Kerry) over the public address system of an Amtrak train;
political consultant.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Alan Fox (b. 1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1955.
Democrat. Political consultant; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2021.
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Robert S. Gelbard (b. 1944) —
of Washington.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1944.
Served
in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to
Bolivia, 1988-91; Indonesia, 1999-2001; lobbyist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ronald Bryan Ginn (1934-2005) —
also known as Bo Ginn —
of Georgia.
Born in Morgan, Calhoun
County, Ga., May 31,
1934.
Democrat. School
teacher; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Herman
E. Talmadge and to U.S. Rep. G.
Elliott Hagan; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1973-83; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia, 1982; board chairman for a governmental
relations firm in Alexandria, Va.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., January
6, 2005 (age 70 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jon Hotaling (born c.1973) —
of Thornton, Adams
County, Colo.
Born about 1973.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Walter Darlington Huddleston (1926-2018) —
also known as Walter Huddleston;
"Dee" —
of Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky.
Born in Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky., April
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio disk
jokey and sportscaster;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-72; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1973-85; defeated, 1984; lobbyist.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Warsaw, Gallatin
County, Ky., October
16, 2018 (age 92 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy Allen Huelskamp (b. 1968) —
also known as Tim Huelskamp —
of Fowler, Meade
County, Kan.
Born in Fowler, Meade
County, Kan., November
11, 1968.
Republican. Farmer;
legislative analyst; member of Kansas
state senate 38th District, 1996-2010; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 2008,
2012;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 1st District, 2011-17; defeated in
primary, 2016.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2019.
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Raynard Jackson —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo.
Republican. Political consultant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Darcie Lang Johnston (born c.1967) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born about 1967.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Julius Klein (1901-1984) —
also known as "Dutch" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
5, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1932; general in the U.S.
Army during World War II; public
relations business; lobbyist; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1954.
Jewish.
Member, Jewish
War Veterans.
Died, in the Great Lakes Naval Hospital,
Great Lakes, Lake
County, Ill., April 6,
1984 (age 82 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Married to Helene von Holstein. |
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Cheryl Carpenter Klimek (born c.1963) —
Born about 1963.
Republican. Public
relations business; political consultant; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Dillard Brown Lasseter (1894-1973) —
also known as Dillard B. Lasseter —
of Cordele, Crisp
County, Ga.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga., July 21,
1894.
School
teacher; interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Tientsin, 1920-21; Antung, 1921-22; Nanking, 1922; Hankow, 1922-23; headed National Youth Administration in
Georgia; member, Regional War Manpower Commision; administrator, Farm
Security Administration, 1945-46; administrator, Farmers Home
Administration, 1946-53; lobbyist for the American Trucking
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
2, 1973 (age 79 years, 104
days).
Interment at Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Ga.
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Brian Maughan (born c.1977) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born about 1977.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Anthony John Moffett Jr. (b. 1944) —
also known as Toby Moffett —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., August
18, 1944.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1975-83; defeated,
1990; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1982; lobbyist.
Still living as of 2011.
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Mariella Morales (born c.1965) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1965.
Republican. Lobbyist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Johnnie Morgan (born c.1951) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1951.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2004,
2008
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 2020.
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Mariana Parks (born c.1949) —
of Mercer Island, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Political consultant; writer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles Willis Pickering Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Charles W. Pickering; Chip
Pickering —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.; Flora, Madison
County, Miss.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., August
10, 1963.
Republican. Legislative aide to U.S. Senator Trent
Lott, 1992-96; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1997-2009; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008;
lobbyist for Cellular South wireless
telephone provider.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Anthony Joseph Principi (b. 1944) —
also known as Anthony J. Principi —
of Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
16, 1944.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
staff director for U.S. Sen. Alan
Simpson, 1984-86; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05; resigned 2005;
lobbyist for Pfizer drug
company; chairman, QTC Management.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin Eugene Quayle (b. 1976) —
also known as Ben Quayle; "Brock
Landers" —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
3, 1976.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 3rd District, 2011-13; defeated in
primary, 2012; lobbyist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist for the
Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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Kenneth Mills Regan (1893-1959) —
also known as Kenneth M. Regan; Ken Regan —
of Pecos, Reeves
County, Tex.; Midland, Midland
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Morris, Ogle
County, Ill., March 6,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; mayor of
Pecos, Tex., 1929-32; member of Texas
state senate, 1933-37; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1947-55; lobbyist
for Texas railroads.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., August
15, 1959 (age 66 years, 162
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Park, Midland, Tex.
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Howard Winfield Robison (1915-1987) —
also known as Howard W. Robison —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., October
30, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1958-75 (37th District 1958-63,
33rd District 1963-73, 27th District 1973-75); vice-president for
Congressional relations (lobbyist), American Railroad
Association, 1975-87.
Died, from heart
failure, in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex
County, Del., September
26, 1987 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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J. T. Rutherford (1921-2006) —
of Odessa, Ector
County, Tex.
Born in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 30,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; advertising
business; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1948-52; member of Texas
state senate, 1952-54; U.S.
Representative from Texas 16th District, 1955-63; defeated, 1962;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956;
lobbyist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
6, 2006 (age 85 years, 160
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Randall James Sauder (b. 1954) —
also known as Randy Sauder —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in DuBois, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 6,
1954.
Lawyer;
political consultant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; defeated (Democratic),
2000.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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April Schiff (born c.1957) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1957.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Loras Schulte (born c.1950) —
of Norway, Benton
County, Iowa.
Born about 1950.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1814-1887) —
also known as Charles H. Sherrill —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington
County, N.Y., March
24, 1814.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
canal commission, 1857-59; lobbyist for railroad
interests.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1887 (age 72 years, 286
days).
Interment at South
End Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Bruce Armistead Smathers (b. 1943) —
also known as Bruce A. Smathers —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., October
3, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; secretary
of state of Florida, 1975-78; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978; lobbyist.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate), 1968;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Buell Snyder (1877-1946) —
also known as J. Buell Snyder —
of Perryopolis, Fayette
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset
County, Pa., July 30,
1877.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lobbyist at state legislature for
Pennsylvania school directors, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-46 (24th District 1933-45,
23rd District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1946 (age 68 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt.
Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis, Pa.
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Derek Sparks (born c.1980) —
of Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born about 1980.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Irvine H. Sprague (1921-2004) —
of College Park, Prince
George's County, Md.; Great Falls, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 4,
1921.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; staff member
for Gen. Douglas
MacArthur in Japan; newspaper
reporter; congressional aide to Rep. John
J. McFall, 1957; director of the House Whip Office;
lobbyist for the State of California in Congress, 1963;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1964;
special assistant to Pres. Lyndon
Johnson, 1967-68; board member, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 1969-72, 1979-85; chairman, 1979-81.
Died, of cancer,
in the Arlington Hospice
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
17, 2004 (age 82 years, 228
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Rose R. Strong (born c.1946) —
of Newcastle, King
County, Wash.; Kirkland, King
County, Wash.
Born about 1946.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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John Quillin Tilson Jr. (1911-2002) —
also known as John Q. Tilson, Jr. —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1953; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
lobbyist.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, in North Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
1, 2002 (age 91 years, 66
days).
Interment at Tilson Cemetery, Clearbranch, Tenn.
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Michael R. Veon (b. 1957) —
also known as Mike Veon —
of Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born January
19, 1957.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 14th District, 1995-2006;
defeated, 2006; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000,
2004;
lobbyist.
Still living as of 2007.
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Richard Russell Walker —
also known as Russ Walker —
of Keizer, Marion
County, Ore.
Republican. Lobbyist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Sean Walsh —
of Piedmont, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Political consultant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Christine Todd Whitman (b. 1946) —
also known as Christie Whitman; Christine Temple
Todd —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.; Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
26, 1946.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1990; Governor of
New Jersey, 1994-2001; resigned 2001; Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2001-03; lobbyist.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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