Abraham Ribicoff represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate from 1963-1981. He previously served as U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, as Governor of Connecticut, in the U.S. House of Representatives, and in the Connecticut State House of Representatives. He identified as a Democrat. He died in 1998.
1960
–Endorsed John F. Kennedy (D) for President (won)
1968
–Endorsed George McGovern (D) for President (lost convention)
1972
–Endorsed George McGovern (D) for President (lost general election)
1980
–Endorsed Jimmy Carter (D) for President (lost general election)
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