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Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County. He was the first political opponent of Richard Nixon, who defeated Voorhis for re-election in 1946 in a campaign cited as an example of Nixon's use of red-baiting during his political rise. |
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County. He was the first political opponent of Richard Nixon, who defeated Voorhis for re-election in 1946 in a campaign cited as an example of Nixon's use of red-baiting during his political rise. |
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Voorhis was born in Kansas, but the family relocated frequently in his childhood. He earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University (where he was elected to the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa) and a master's degree in education from Claremont Graduate School. In 1928, he founded the Voorhis School for Boys and became its headmaster<ref>{{Cite news|last=The Watchman|first=|date=2 Oct 1936|title=Radical Tag Irks Voorhis: Yale Graduate Tells Break With Epics and Outlines His Beliefs|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https:// |
Voorhis was born in Kansas, but the family relocated frequently in his childhood. He earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University (where he was elected to the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa) and a master's degree in education from Claremont Graduate School. In 1928, he founded the Voorhis School for Boys and became its headmaster<ref>{{Cite news|last=The Watchman|first=|date=2 Oct 1936|title=Radical Tag Irks Voorhis: Yale Graduate Tells Break With Epics and Outlines His Beliefs|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.proquest.com/|url-status=live|access-date=6 Oct 2020}}</ref>. He retained the post into his congressional career. |
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In the House of Representatives, Voorhis was a loyal supporter of the New Deal and compiled a liberal voting record. His major legislative achievement was the Voorhis Act of 1940 requiring registration of certain organizations controlled by foreign powers. After being re-elected by comfortable margins four times, he faced Nixon in 1946 in a bitter campaign in which Voorhis' supposed endorsement by groups linked to the Communist Party was made into a major issue<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Thackery|first=Ted|date=12 Sep 1984|title=Ex-Rep. Jerry Voorhis Dies; Lost to Nixon|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https:// |
In the House of Representatives, Voorhis was a loyal supporter of the New Deal and compiled a liberal voting record. His major legislative achievement was the Voorhis Act of 1940 requiring registration of certain organizations controlled by foreign powers. After being re-elected by comfortable margins four times, he faced Nixon in 1946 in a bitter campaign in which Voorhis' supposed endorsement by groups linked to the Communist Party was made into a major issue<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Thackery|first=Ted|date=12 Sep 1984|title=Ex-Rep. Jerry Voorhis Dies; Lost to Nixon|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.proquest.com/|url-status=live|access-date=6 Oct 2020}}</ref>. Nixon won the Republican-leaning district<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=7 Nov 1946|title=G.O.P. Gains Four House Seats Here: County Delegation Will Comprise Six Republicans and Four Democrats|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.proquest.com/|url-status=live|access-date=6 Oct 2020}}</ref> by over 15,000 votes and Voorhis refused to run against Nixon in 1948. |
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During a writing career spanning a half-century, Voorhis penned several books. Following his defeat by Nixon, he retired from politics and worked for almost twenty years as an executive in the cooperative movement. He died in a California retirement home in 1984 at the age of 83.<ref name=":0" /> |
During a writing career spanning a half-century, Voorhis penned several books. Following his defeat by Nixon, he retired from politics and worked for almost twenty years as an executive in the cooperative movement. He died in a California retirement home in 1984 at the age of 83.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 17:37, 6 October 2020
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was a Democratic politician from California. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th Congressional district in Los Angeles County. He was the first political opponent of Richard Nixon, who defeated Voorhis for re-election in 1946 in a campaign cited as an example of Nixon's use of red-baiting during his political rise.
Voorhis was born in Kansas, but the family relocated frequently in his childhood. He earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University (where he was elected to the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa) and a master's degree in education from Claremont Graduate School. In 1928, he founded the Voorhis School for Boys and became its headmaster[1]. He retained the post into his congressional career.
In the House of Representatives, Voorhis was a loyal supporter of the New Deal and compiled a liberal voting record. His major legislative achievement was the Voorhis Act of 1940 requiring registration of certain organizations controlled by foreign powers. After being re-elected by comfortable margins four times, he faced Nixon in 1946 in a bitter campaign in which Voorhis' supposed endorsement by groups linked to the Communist Party was made into a major issue[2]. Nixon won the Republican-leaning district[3] by over 15,000 votes and Voorhis refused to run against Nixon in 1948.
During a writing career spanning a half-century, Voorhis penned several books. Following his defeat by Nixon, he retired from politics and worked for almost twenty years as an executive in the cooperative movement. He died in a California retirement home in 1984 at the age of 83.[2]
References
- ^ The Watchman (2 Oct 1936). "Radical Tag Irks Voorhis: Yale Graduate Tells Break With Epics and Outlines His Beliefs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 Oct 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Thackery, Ted (12 Sep 1984). "Ex-Rep. Jerry Voorhis Dies; Lost to Nixon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 Oct 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "G.O.P. Gains Four House Seats Here: County Delegation Will Comprise Six Republicans and Four Democrats". Los Angeles Times. 7 Nov 1946. Retrieved 6 Oct 2020.
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