John W. Bricker

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John W. Bricker

U.S.A.

Party Republican
Latest Campaign U.S.A. Senate
Date of Birth September 6, 1893
Date of Death March 22, 1986 (Age: 92)
Overall Community Sentiment: Neutral

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Personal Background

John W. Bricker holds a Bachelor of Arts and law degree from Ohio State University, where he was admitted to the bar in 1917. He began his legal career in Columbus and subsequently held various local and state positions, including Solicitor for Grandview Heights and Attorney General of Ohio. Bricker served three terms as Governor of Ohio, advocating for increased state and local government involvement. He founded a prominent Columbus law firm and later served in the U.S. Senate, where he chaired the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and proposed the Bricker Amendment.

Political Ideas

John W. Bricker's political identity is marked by an unexpected convergence of conservative and interventionist policies. He advocated for increased state and local government involvement, yet he also supported civil rights legislation. His legislative record reveals a calculated approach to regional industrial interests, as seen in his intervention to prevent the deportation of a Chinese doctor. Bricker's ideological agility is further highlighted by his attempt to limit presidential powers through the Bricker Amendment while simultaneously supporting civil rights advancements.

Campaigns
1958: U.S.A. Senate

Election History

U.S.A. Senator from Ohio

1,497,199 votes (47.54%)

Loss

Winner: Stephen M. Young

1952: U.S.A. Senate
ELECTED

Election History

United States Senator from Ohio

1,878,971 votes (54.59%)

Win
1946: U.S.A. Senate
ELECTED

Election History

United States Senator from Ohio

Win
1944: U.S.A. Vice President

Election History

U.S.A. Vice President

22,017,929 votes (45.90%)

Loss

Winner: Harry S Truman

1942: Ohio State Governor
ELECTED

Election History

54th Governor of Ohio

1,086,937 votes (60.50%)

Win

Ohio Governor 1942, Republican Primary Results

350,730 votes (100.00%)

Win
1940: Ohio State Governor
ELECTED

Election History

1940 Ohio gubernatorial election

1,824,863 votes (55.55%)

Win

Ohio Governor 1940, Republican Primary Results

612,610 votes (100.00%)

Win
1938: Ohio State Governor
ELECTED

Election History

54th Governor of Ohio

1,265,548 votes (52.45%)

Win
1936: Ohio State Governor

Election History

1936 Ohio gubernatorial election

1,412,773 votes (47.74%)

Loss

Winner: Martin L. Davey