Floyd K. Haskell

Floyd Kirk Haskell ( born February 7, 1916 in Morristown, New Jersey; † August 25, 1998 in Washington DC ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the state of Colorado in the U.S. Senate.

In 1937, Floyd Haskell graduated from Harvard University, and four years later the legal examination followed at the Law School at Harvard. He did not work initially but as a lawyer, but entered the U.S. Army and fought in the Second World War until 1945, before retiring from the service with the rank of Major. The following year he was admitted to the Bar Associations of New York and Colorado and began practicing in Denver.

Haskell's political career began in 1965 as a deputy in the House of Representatives from Colorado, where he served until 1969. In 1972, he then sat down in the election for the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Gordon L. Allott through, after which he held his position from 3 January 1973 to 3 January 1979. When trying to re-election, he failed in 1978 for his part in the Republican William L. Armstrong.

1979 Haskell married Nina Totenberg, legal correspondent at National Public Radio. He died in 1998 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.