Al Ullman

Albert Conrad " Al " Ullman ( born March 9, 1914 in Great Falls, Montana, † October 11, 1986 in Bethesda, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1957 and 1981 he represented the second electoral district of the state of Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Al Ullman attended the public schools in Snohomish in Washington State, where his father worked as a farmer and carpenter. Then he studied until 1935 at Whitman College in Walla Walla political science. Between 1935 and 1937, Ullman worked as a high school teacher in Port Angeles, where he taught the subjects of history and civics. He then continued his education at Columbia University until 1939 continued in New York City. There he studied public law.

During the Second World War Ullman was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. He was employed in the South Pacific. Later he became a member of the Naval Reserve. After the war he settled in Baker City, where he learned the profession of architect. He has been building contractor and worked in the real estate market.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In the elections of 1954 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress. Two years later he was but then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he replaced Sam Coon on 3 January 1957. After he was confirmed in the following years, each in his office, Al Ullman was able to complete a total of twelve contiguous legislatures in Congress until January 3, 1981. During this time he was temporarily a member and chairman of various committees. He also served as Chairman of the Budget Committee, Member of Finance Committee and in some control commissions; He also sat in the Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Ways and Means, which he chaired 1977-1981.

In 1980 he was defeated in a renewed bid to the Republican Denny Smith. After the end of his work Ullman remained in Washington, where he founded a consulting firm. He lived in nearby Falls Church, Virginia and died in October 1986. Al Ullman was married to Audrey Ullman.