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Gaylord Nelson

Gaylord Nelson

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Biography

Born 1916-06-04 · Died 2005-07-03

American politician (1916–2005)

Occupations

  • politician
  • environmentalist
  • lawyer
  • governor
  • jurist

Terms in office & positions

  • member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
  • Governor of Wisconsin — 1959-01-04 – 1963-01-04
  • United States senator — 1963-01-08 – 1965-01-03
  • United States senator — 1965-01-03 – 1967-01-03
  • United States senator — 1967-01-03 – 1969-01-03
  • United States senator — 1969-01-03 – 1971-01-03
  • United States senator — 1971-01-03 – 1973-01-03
  • United States senator — 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03
  • United States senator — 1975-01-03 – 1977-01-03
  • United States senator — 1977-01-03 – 1979-01-03
  • United States senator — 1979-01-03 – 1981-01-03
  • senator

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Offices & 2026 races

No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.