Melvin Laird (R-WI)

Melvin Laird represented Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District from 1953-1969. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Senate. He later served as U.S. Secretary of Defense. He identified as a Republican. He died in 2016.

1964

–Endorsed Barry Goldwater (R) for President (lost general election)

1976

–Endorsed Gerald Ford (R) for President (lost general election)