Robert Taft, Jr. represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 1971-1976. He previously served two separate periods in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the Ohio State House of Representatives. He identified as a Republican. He died in 1993.
1976
–Endorsed Gerald Ford (R) for President (lost general election)
1980
–Endorsed Howard Baker (R) for President (lost primary)
–Endorsed George H. W. Bush (R) for President (lost primary)
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