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Senate Years of Service: 1969-1981
Party: Democrat
GRAVEL, Maurice Robert (Mike), a Senator from Alaska; born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.,
May 13, 1930; attended private schools; graduated, Columbia University 1956;
member of the United States Army, Counter Intelligence Corps 1951-1954; member,
Alaska house of representatives 1962-1966, elected speaker in 1965; author;
engaged in real estate development in Anchorage and Kenai; elected as a
Democrat to the United States Senate in 1968; reelected in 1974, and served
from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful candidate for
renomination in 1980; is a resident of Arlington, Va.
BibliographyGravel, Mike, and Joe Lauria.
A Political Odyssey: The Rise of American Militarism and One Man’s
Fight to Stop It. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2008; Gravel, Mike,
Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change. Bloomington, Ind:
AuthorHouse, 2008; Gravel, Mike.
Citizen Power: A People’s Platform. New York: Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, 1972; Gravel, Mike.
Jobs and More Jobs. Anchorage: Mt. McKinley Publishers, 1968.
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