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Melvin Laird

Melvin Laird

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Biography

Born 1922-09-01 · Died 2016-11-16

20th-century American politician (1922–2016)

Occupations

  • politician
  • military officer
  • minister

Terms in office & positions

  • United States representative
  • member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
  • United States Secretary of Defense — 1969-01-21 – 1973-01-29
  • Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives — 1965-01-03 – 1969-01-03
  • senator
  • defence minister

Offices & 2026 races

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