Robert Taft Jr.
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Robert Alphonso Taft Jr. was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Ohio from 1971 to 1976. A member of the Republican Party, he also served in the United States House of Re
Official portrait, 1964
Howard Metzenbaum
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Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Ohio in 1974, and again from 1976 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, he also serv
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…election in Ohio, as Young was retiring; he narrowly defeated Ohio governor Jim Rhodes in the Republican primary and then defeated Democratic nominee Howard Metzenbaum in the general election. Taft, however, lost six years later in a rematch against Metzenbaum. He resigned six days before the end of his term to resume…
Official portrait, 1991
Metzenbaum (right) with Senators Ted Kennedy and Strom Thurmond in 1979
Metzenbaum (second from right) at the signing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by President Bill Clinton in 1993
The Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse in Cleveland