Sen. Ted F. Stevens
Biographical Information
Born: November 18, 1923
Birth Place: Indianapolis, IN
Home City: Girdwood
Family: Wife: Catherine Chandler; 6 children, 11 grandchildren
Educational Experience:
LLB, Harvard Law School, 1950
BA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1947
Professional Experience (Includes Military Experience):
Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 1960-61
Assistant, Secretary of the Interior, 1958-59
Legal Counsel, US Department of the Interior, 1956-57
U.S. Attorney,Fairbanks 1953-56
United States Air Force, 1943-46
Organizational Memberships:
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Alaska Bar Association
California Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Political Experience:
Appointed to U.S. Senate, December 24, 1968
Sought Republican Nomination for US Senate, 1968
Alaska House (Majority Leader & Speaker Pro Tempore) 1965-68
Alaska House of Representatives, 1964-68
US Attorney for Alaska, 1953-56
Date First Elected to the Senate: December 24, 1968