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  • Pete McCloskey
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  • Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey, Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. He ran on an anti-war platform for the Republican nomination for President in 1972 but was defeated by incumbent President Richard Nixon. In April 2007, McCloskey switched his affiliation to the Democratic Party. He is a decorated United States Marine Corps veteran of combat during the Korean War, being awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, and two awards of the Purple Heart.
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  • Pete McCloskey.jpg
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serviceyears
  • 1945
term start
  • 1967-12-12
  • 1973-01-03
  • 1975-01-03
Birth Date
  • 1927-09-29
Residence
Branch
preceded
District
  • 11
  • 12
  • 17
Succeeded
otherparty
  • Democratic
Alma mater
Party
  • Republican
Birth Place
Awards
term end
  • 1973-01-03
  • 1975-01-03
  • 1983-01-03
Rank
  • Colonel
Battles
Before
Religion
  • Presbyterian
Years
  • 1967
  • 1973
  • 1975
After
State
  • California
Birthname
  • Paul Norton McCloskey, Jr.
abstract
  • Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey, Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. He ran on an anti-war platform for the Republican nomination for President in 1972 but was defeated by incumbent President Richard Nixon. In April 2007, McCloskey switched his affiliation to the Democratic Party. He is a decorated United States Marine Corps veteran of combat during the Korean War, being awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, and two awards of the Purple Heart. He published a book called Truth and Untruth: Political Deceit in America in 1972. One of McCloskey's enduring legacies is his co-authorship of the 1973 Endangered Species Act.