David Durenberger
American politician (1934–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Ferdinand Durenberger (August 19, 1934 – January 31, 2023) was an American politician and attorney. Durenberger represented Minnesota in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1978 to 1995. He left the Republican Party in 2005 and became a critic of it, endorsing Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in 2016 and 2020, respectively.[1][2]
Quick Facts United States Senator from Minnesota, Preceded by ...
David Durenberger | |
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United States Senator from Minnesota | |
In office November 8, 1978 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Muriel Humphrey |
Succeeded by | Rod Grams |
Personal details | |
Born | David Ferdinand Durenberger (1934-08-19)August 19, 1934 St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | January 31, 2023(2023-01-31) (aged 88) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Spouses | Judith McGlumphy
(m. 1962; died 1970)Penny Baran Tuohy
(m. 1971; div. 1993)Susan Bartlett Foote
(m. 1995) |
Children | 6 |
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Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1956–1963 |
Durenberger on former Senator Lowell Weicker and the Senate's work on the Americans with Disabilities Act Recorded July 11, 1990 | |
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