Joseph Karth

Joseph Karth (1971)

Joseph Edward Karth (born August 26, 1922 in New Brighton , Minnesota , †  May 29, 2005 in Scottsdale , Arizona ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1977 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Karth attended the public schools of his home country and then the University of Nebraska , where he studied engineering. During the Second World War he interrupted his studies to serve as a soldier in the US Army . He was used on the European theater of war. After the war he was employed by the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company . From 1947 to 1958 he was the international representative of the AFL-CIO union .

Politically, Karth became a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , as the Democratic Party in Minnesota calls itself since 1944 after a merger with the Farmer Labor Party . From 1950 to 1958 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota . In the congressional elections of 1958 he was in the fourth constituency of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC chosen, where he succeeded the in the January 3, 1959 Senate exchanged Eugene McCarthy took. After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1977 . During this time, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and the Watergate affair took place . In addition, the 22nd , 23rd , 24th , 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were passed.

In 1976 Joseph Karth decided not to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he founded a consulting firm. He died in Scottsdale on May 29, 2005.

Web links

• Joseph Karth in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph Karth in the database of Find a Grave (English)