Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States...
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charging excessively for goods or services. United States Senator William Proxmire, Democrat from Wisconsin, began to issue the Golden Fleece Award in 1975...
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The Proxmire Amendments were a series of legislation that prohibited the Food and Drug Administration from monitoring and limiting the potency of vitamins...
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Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 443 U.S. 111 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that statements made by a Senator in newsletters...
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"The Return of William Proxmire" is a short story by Larry Niven first published in 1989 in the anthology What Might Have Been? Volume 1: Alternate Empires...
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Party political offices Preceded by William Proxmire Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin 1958, 1960 Succeeded by John Reynolds Preceded by Henry...
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in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire defeated Republican nominee Scott McCallum in a landslide, taking 63.65%...
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seven states to have a split United States Senate delegation. William Proxmire was the state's longest serving senator (served 1957–1989). United States...
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Reubin Askew, Walter Mondale, William Proxmire, and John Tunney with 1% each Walter Mondale and William Proxmire with 2% each, and Robert Byrd and John...
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Democrat William Proxmire was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Wilbur Renk. Kenneth F. Klinkert William Proxmire, incumbent senator...
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