John Culver

John Chester Culver ( born August 8, 1932 in Rochester, Minnesota ) is a former American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the state of Iowa in both chambers of Congress.

Born in Minnesota John Culver and his family moved to Cedar Rapids in Iowa, when he was still a child. He completed his studies at Harvard University and Harvard Law School successfully; During his studies, he played on the football team at Harvard on the side of Edward Kennedy. He also spent a year at the University of Cambridge. From 1955 to 1958 he served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps.

From 1963 he worked as a lawyer in Cedar Rapids; However, he also began early enthusiasm for politics. In 1964 he was elected for the second election district of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he remained from 3 January 1965 to 3 January 1975.

1974 Culver not stand for re- election, but instead successfully applied for a seat in the U.S. Senate, which had been vacant after the resignation of Harold Hughes. He won against Republican David M. Stanley and took from January 3, 1975 be true mandate. In 1980, he took up for re-election, but was defeated with only 45.5 percent of the vote the Republican Chuck Grassley, who came to 53.5 percent.

As a result, Culver worked as a lawyer in Washington. In 2000, he was co-author of the first comprehensive biography of the former U.S. vice president Henry A. Wallace. His eldest son Chet was 2007-2011 Governor of Iowa.