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David Rice Atchison
Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com
Democratic Party
Biography
United States Senator from Missouri (1807–1886)
Political party
- Democratic Party
- Democratic Party
- Democratic Party
Occupations
- politician
- lawyer
- judge
- military officer
- politician
- lawyer
- judge
- military officer
- politician
- lawyer
- judge
- military officer
Terms in office & positions
- member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 1846-08-08 – 1849-12-02
- United States senator — 1843-10-14 – 1845-03-04
- United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
- United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
- United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
- United States senator — 1851-03-04 – 1853-03-04
- United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
- member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 1846-08-08 – 1849-12-02
- United States senator — 1843-10-14 – 1845-03-04
- United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
- United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
- United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
- United States senator — 1851-03-04 – 1853-03-04
- United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
- member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- President pro tempore of the United States Senate — 1846-08-08 – 1849-12-02
- United States senator — 1843-10-14 – 1845-03-04
- United States senator — 1845-03-04 – 1847-03-04
- United States senator — 1847-03-04 – 1849-03-04
- United States senator — 1849-03-04 – 1851-03-04
- United States senator — 1851-03-04 – 1853-03-04
- United States senator — 1853-03-04 – 1855-03-04
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Offices & 2026 races
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