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+ | |spouses=Jean Huddleston | ||
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+ | |alma_mater=University of Kentucky | ||
+ | |birth_date=April 15, 1926 | ||
+ | |death_date=16 October 2018 | ||
+ | |description=Member of the [[Church Committee]], lost Senate seat in 1985 election. | ||
+ | |constitutes=politician | ||
+ | |birth_name=Walter Darlington Huddleston | ||
+ | |birth_place=Burkesville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||
+ | |political_parties=Democratic | ||
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+ | |title=United States Senator from Kentucky | ||
+ | |start=January 3, 1973 | ||
+ | |end=January 3, 1985 | ||
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+ | |title=Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 10th district | ||
+ | |start=January 4, 1966 | ||
+ | |end=December 1972 | ||
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+ | '''Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston''' was an American politician. He was a Democrat from [[Kentucky]] who represented the state in the [[United States Senate]] from [[1973]] until [[1985]]. Huddleston lost his 1984 Senate re-election campaign to [[Mitch McConnell]] in an upset by about 5100 votes. | ||
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+ | He was a member of the [[Church Committee]] during the late 1970s small thaw in the US intelligence apparatus. | ||
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+ | ==Early life== | ||
+ | Huddleston was born in [[Burkesville, Kentucky]].<ref name=death>https://eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/10/16/former-senator-walter-dee-huddleston-kentucky-dies/1657899002/</ref> After he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the [[United States Army]] and served as a tank gunner in [[Europe]] during and after [[World War II]] from 1944 to 1946.<ref name=dies>https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article220096785.html</ref> He then attended the [[University of Kentucky]] with support from the [[G.I. Bill]], and he graduated in 1949.<ref name=death/><ref name=radio>http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/local/broadcaster-turned-legislator-dee-huddleston-impacted-area/article_76382078-426e-5bd2-82c5-4e2dd8651c55.html</ref> In 1947, Huddleston married Martha Jean Pearce, who died in 2003.<ref>https://www.kyforward.com/walter-dee-huddleston-former-u-s-senator-dies-at-age-92-at-sons-home-in-warsaw/</ref> | ||
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+ | After graduating from college, Huddleston worked as the sports and program director for [[WKCT]] in [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]].<ref name=dies/> In 1952, he became the [[general manager]] of [[WIEL]] in [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky]].<ref name=radio/> He later became president of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association.<ref name=dies/> | ||
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+ | ==Career== | ||
+ | Huddleston entered politics in 1964 when he was elected to the Kentucky State Senate.<ref name=obit>http://www.wdrb.com/story/39295127/former-kentucky-us-senator-walter-dee-huddleston-has-died</ref> He was elected as a state senator in 1965, serving until 1972; for a time, he was the body's majority leader.<ref name=obit/> | ||
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+ | In 1972, Huddleston ran for the [[United States Senate]] seat which was being vacated by retiring Republican [[John Sherman Cooper]].<ref name=herald>https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/former-us-sen-walter-dee-huddleston-dies-at/article_cd5e18b8-b875-5d70-a95f-49d834a4a342.html|</ref> He narrowly defeated Republican [[Louie B. Nunn]], a recent former governor, receiving a 51% to 48% margin.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S7EvAAAAIBAJ&pg=7310,2975055&dq=senator+huddleston+arkansas&hl=en |</ref> Huddleston was reelected in [[1978 United States Senate election in Kentucky|1978]] with 61 percent of the vote over the former Republican state Representative [[Louie R. Guenthner Jr.]], of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]].<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5323</ref> | ||
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+ | In 1984, Huddleston's Republican opponent was [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] (Louisville) Judge-Executive [[Mitch McConnell]].<ref name=death/> McConnell gained political traction with a series of [[television]] campaign ads mocking Huddleston's attendance record in the Senate.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-senator-walter-huddleston-dies-92</ref> McConnell accused him of putting "his private speaking engagements ahead of his Senate responsibilities."<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/who-let-the-attack-ad-dogs-out</ref> Despite these ads, the race was very close, with McConnell only defeating Huddleston when the last returns came in (49.9% to 49.5%).<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLRDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1340,2543281&dq=dee+huddleston&hl=en </ref> | ||
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+ | In the late 1980s, Huddleston served on the National Board of Advisors of the [[Federation for American Immigration Reform]], an anti-immigration group advocating for a lower rate of legal immigration.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/411624-former-kentucky-senator-dee-huddleston-dead-at-92</ref> | ||
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+ | In 2012, Huddleston announced he was stepping down as chairman of First Financial Service Corporation.<ref>http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_29/first-financial-service-huddleston-1046588-1.html </ref> | ||
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Born | Walter Darlington Huddleston April 15, 1926 Burkesville, Kentucky, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | 16 October 2018 (Age 92) | |||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Kentucky | |||||||||||
Spouse | Jean Huddleston | |||||||||||
Member of | Church Committee | |||||||||||
Party | Democratic | |||||||||||
Member of the Church Committee, lost Senate seat in 1985 election.
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Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston was an American politician. He was a Democrat from Kentucky who represented the state in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985. Huddleston lost his 1984 Senate re-election campaign to Mitch McConnell in an upset by about 5100 votes.
He was a member of the Church Committee during the late 1970s small thaw in the US intelligence apparatus.
Early life
Huddleston was born in Burkesville, Kentucky.[1] After he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a tank gunner in Europe during and after World War II from 1944 to 1946.[2] He then attended the University of Kentucky with support from the G.I. Bill, and he graduated in 1949.[1][3] In 1947, Huddleston married Martha Jean Pearce, who died in 2003.[4]
After graduating from college, Huddleston worked as the sports and program director for WKCT in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2] In 1952, he became the general manager of WIEL in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[3] He later became president of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association.[2]
Career
Huddleston entered politics in 1964 when he was elected to the Kentucky State Senate.[5] He was elected as a state senator in 1965, serving until 1972; for a time, he was the body's majority leader.[5]
In 1972, Huddleston ran for the United States Senate seat which was being vacated by retiring Republican John Sherman Cooper.[6] He narrowly defeated Republican Louie B. Nunn, a recent former governor, receiving a 51% to 48% margin.[7] Huddleston was reelected in 1978 with 61 percent of the vote over the former Republican state Representative Louie R. Guenthner Jr., of Louisville.[8]
In 1984, Huddleston's Republican opponent was Jefferson County (Louisville) Judge-Executive Mitch McConnell.[1] McConnell gained political traction with a series of television campaign ads mocking Huddleston's attendance record in the Senate.[9] McConnell accused him of putting "his private speaking engagements ahead of his Senate responsibilities."[10] Despite these ads, the race was very close, with McConnell only defeating Huddleston when the last returns came in (49.9% to 49.5%).[11]
In the late 1980s, Huddleston served on the National Board of Advisors of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, an anti-immigration group advocating for a lower rate of legal immigration.[12]
In 2012, Huddleston announced he was stepping down as chairman of First Financial Service Corporation.[13]
References
- ↑ a b c https://eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/10/16/former-senator-walter-dee-huddleston-kentucky-dies/1657899002/
- ↑ a b c https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article220096785.html
- ↑ a b http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/local/broadcaster-turned-legislator-dee-huddleston-impacted-area/article_76382078-426e-5bd2-82c5-4e2dd8651c55.html
- ↑ https://www.kyforward.com/walter-dee-huddleston-former-u-s-senator-dies-at-age-92-at-sons-home-in-warsaw/
- ↑ a b http://www.wdrb.com/story/39295127/former-kentucky-us-senator-walter-dee-huddleston-has-died
- ↑ https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/former-us-sen-walter-dee-huddleston-dies-at/article_cd5e18b8-b875-5d70-a95f-49d834a4a342.html%7C
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S7EvAAAAIBAJ&pg=7310,2975055&dq=senator+huddleston+arkansas&hl=en |
- ↑ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5323
- ↑ https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-senator-walter-huddleston-dies-92
- ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/who-let-the-attack-ad-dogs-out
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLRDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1340,2543281&dq=dee+huddleston&hl=en
- ↑ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/411624-former-kentucky-senator-dee-huddleston-dead-at-92
- ↑ http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_29/first-financial-service-huddleston-1046588-1.html