John Abner Race

John Abner Race (born May 12, 1914 in Fond du Lac , Wisconsin , †  November 9, 1983 Fond du Lac) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1967 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Race attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Wisconsin . Between 1942 and 1965 he worked in tool manufacturing. In 1963 and 1964 he was a member of a State Coordinating Committee on Higher Education . From 1960 to 1965 he was a member of the state committee for vocational training and further education for adults. In 1958, 1960 and 1962 he was elected County Supervisor in Fond du Lac County .

Politically, Race was a member of the Democratic Party . From 1959 to 1965 he chaired the Fond du Lac County. In the 1964 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded William Van Pelt on January 3, 1965 . Since he was defeated by Republican William A. Steiger in the 1966 elections, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1967 . These were shaped by the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement .

In 1970, Race ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly . After that he was in sales for the company Central Electric Supply Co. operates. He died on November 9, 1983 in Fond du Lac.

Web links

• John Abner Race in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Abner Race in the database of Find a Grave (English)