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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Mike Gravel | | name = Mike Gravel | ||
| image = Mike Gravel cropped.png | | image = file:Mike Gravel cropped.png | ||
| jr/sr = United States Senator | | jr/sr = United States Senator | ||
| state = [[Alaska]] | | state = [[Alaska]] | ||
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| spouse = {{marriage|Rita Martin|1959|1981|end=div}}<br>{{Marriage|Whitney Stewart|1984}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Rita Martin|1959|1981|end=div}}<br>{{Marriage|Whitney Stewart|1984}} | ||
| children = 2 | | children = 2 | ||
| education = | | education = Assumption College<br>American International College<br>Columbia University (BS) | ||
| website = | | website = mikegravel.org | ||
| signature = Mike Gravel Signature.svg | | signature = Mike Gravel Signature.svg | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | ||
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| rank = [[File:US-O2 insignia.svg|10px]] [[First lieutenant|First Lieutenant]] | | rank = [[File:US-O2 insignia.svg|10px]] [[First lieutenant|First Lieutenant]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Maurice Robert''' "'''Mike'''" '''Gravel''' ( | '''Maurice Robert''' "'''Mike'''" '''Gravel''' (born May 13, 1930) is an American politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Alaska]] from 1969 to 1981. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he ran for U.S. president in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 election]] and in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]]. | ||
Born and raised in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], by [[French-Canadian]] immigrant parents, Gravel served in the [[U.S. Army]] in [[West Germany]], and later graduated from the [[Columbia University School of General Studies]]. He moved to Alaska in the late 1950s, becoming a real estate developer and entering politics. He served in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] from 1963 to 1967 and also became [[Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives|Speaker of the Alaska House]]. Gravel was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1968. | Born and raised in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], by [[French-Canadian]] immigrant parents, Gravel served in the [[U.S. Army]] in [[West Germany]], and later graduated from the [[Columbia University School of General Studies]]. He moved to Alaska in the late 1950s, becoming a real estate developer and entering politics. He served in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] from 1963 to 1967 and also became [[Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives|Speaker of the Alaska House]]. Gravel was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1968. | ||
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* [https://mikegravel.com Mike Gravel official website] | * [https://mikegravel.com Mike Gravel official website] | ||
[[Category:1930 births]] | [[Category:1930 births]] | ||