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Apr 16, 2021
More Senators Who Made an Impact, Despite First Being Appointed (Not Elected)
Sen. Sam Ervin (D-NC) chairs the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings.
Ronald L. Feinman is the author of Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency: From Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama
(Rowman Littlefield Publishers, 2015). A paperback edition is now available.
A previous essay identified several US Senators who were initially appointed to their seats, rather than winning election. In the second half of the 20
th century, six other senators achieved historical significance despite originally being appointed on a temporary basis.