Edward Brooke represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 1967-1979. He previously served as Attorney General of Massachusetts. He identified as a Republican. He died in 2015.
1968
–Endorsed Nelson Rockefeller (R) for President (lost primary)
–Endorsed George Romney (R) for President (lost primary)
–Endorsed Richard Nixon (R) for President (won)
1980
–Endorsed John Anderson (R) for President (lost primary)
–Endorsed Ronald Reagan (R) for President (won)