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Richard Lugar inspects an SS-18 ICBM being prepared for destruction under the Nunn–Lugar cooperative threat reduction program. Lugar ran for the Republican nomination for President in 1996 . He declared his candidacy on April 19, 1995, in Indianapolis.
Feb 3, 2022 · In 1970, Nixon found a prime example of New Federalism in Indianapolis, lead by its newly minted Republican mayor, Richard G. Lugar. Before Lugar’s election, Indianapolis Democrats had enjoyed a sixteen-year long monopoly on the mayoral office.
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Lugar graduated first in his class at both Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He attended Pembroke College at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, studying politics, philosophy and economics. Senator Lugar volunteered for the U.S. Navy in 1957, ultimately serving as an intelligence briefer for Admira...
1957-1960: United States Navy1964-1967: Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners1968-1976: Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana1977-2013: U.S. SenateFiscal Cliff
Lugar voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Lugar was a "centrist Republican, as of January 3, 2013."
Congressional staff salaries
1. 1.1. See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Lugar paid his congressional staff a total of $2,878,113 in 2011. He ranked third on the list of the highest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 28th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Indiana ranked 11th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senatecongressional st...
Net worth
1. 1.1. See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Lugar's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $283,019 and $1,057,998. That averages to $670,508.50, which was lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2010 of $7,054,258.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Lugar and his wife, Charlene, were married September 8, 1956, and had four sons and thirteen grandchildren.Senator Lugar managed his family's 604-acre Marion County corn, soybean and tree farm. Before entering public life, he helped manage the family's food machinery manu...
Senator Lugar’s contributions to the life of our nation are countless. Richard Lugar was a leader not only in the Senate but also on the world stage, where he worked tirelessly to bring pressure to end apartheid in South Africa and enforce treaties that destroyed Soviet weapons of mass destruction.
Apr 28, 2019 · INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal,...
Richard Lugar campaigning in New Hampshire during his presidential campaign, 1995. In April 1995, in his hometown of Indianapolis, Richard Lugar announced that he running for President of the United States.
Apr 28, 2019 · Indianapolis — Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal,...
