Philip C. Sorensen

Philip Chaikin Sorensen (born August 31, 1933 in Lincoln , Nebraska , † February 12, 2017 ) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1967 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Nebraska.

Career

Philip Sorensen was the younger brother of Ted Sorensen (1928-2010), who became known as the chief adviser and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy . He studied law at the University of Nebraska and later became a professor in that subject at Ohio State University . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1964 he was a substitute delegate to the Democratic National Convention , on which President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for re-election.

Also in 1964, Sorensen was elected lieutenant governor of Nebraska alongside Frank B. Morrison . He held this office between 1965 and 1967. He was Deputy Governor and formal chairman of the Nebraska Legislature . In 1966 he unsuccessfully applied for the office of governor. Sorensen later became a law professor at Ohio State University.

Web links

• Philip C. Sorensen at The Political Graveyard

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary from legacy.com, accessed February 4, 2019