Floyd Hicks

Floyd Hicks

Floyd Verne Hicks (born May 29, 1915 in Prosser , Washington , †  December 1, 1992 in Tacoma , Washington) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1977 he represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Floyd Hicks attended public schools in his home country. He then worked from 1935 to 1942 as a teacher and football coach. At the same time he graduated from Central Washington State College in Ellensburg until 1938 . He then studied between 1940 and 1942 at Washington State University . During the Second World War , Hicks was a soldier in the US Army Air Corps between 1942 and 1946 . There he achieved the rank of captain until he left military service. After completing a law degree at the University of Washington and his admission to the bar in 1949, he began to work in Pierce County in his new profession. In 1961 and 1962 he served as a judge in this district.

Politically, Hicks was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1964 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Republican Thor Tollefson on January 3, 1965 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1977 . During this time the Vietnam War ended . The Watergate affair also broke out during Hicks' time in the US House of Representatives . In addition, the 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were passed.

In 1976, Floyd Hicks decided not to run for the US House of Representatives again. He died in Tacoma on December 1, 1992.

Web links

• Floyd Hicks in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)