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Alan Cranston
Cranston in 1969
United States Senator from California
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by
Thomas Kuchel
Succeeded by
Barbara Boxer
Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by
Frank Murkowski
Succeeded by
Jay Rockefeller
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by
Vance Hartke
Succeeded by
Alan K. Simpson
Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991
Leader
Robert Byrd George Mitchell
Preceded by
Alan K. Simpson
Succeeded by
Wendell Ford
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Leader
Robert Byrd
Preceded by
Robert Byrd
Succeeded by
Ted Stevens
Senate Minority Whip
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
Leader
Robert Byrd
Preceded by
Ted Stevens
Succeeded by
Alan K. Simpson
25th Controller of California
In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Governor
Pat Brown
Preceded by
Robert C. Kirkwood
Succeeded by
Houston I. Flournoy
Personal details
Born
Alan MacGregor Cranston
(1914-06-19)June 19, 1914 Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Died
December 31, 2000(2000-12-31) (aged 86) Los Altos, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Geneva McMath
(m. 1940; div. 1977)
Norma Weintraub
(m. 1978; div. 1989)
Children
2
Education
Stanford University (BA)
Military service
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1944–1945
Battles/wars
World War II
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Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to 1952.
Born in Palo Alto, California, Cranston worked as a journalist after graduating from Stanford University. After serving as California State Controller, he was elected to the Senate in 1968. He served as the Senate Democratic Whip from 1977 to 1991. In 1984, Cranston sought the Democratic presidential nomination, advocating a nuclear freeze during the later stages of the Cold War. He dropped out after the first set of primaries.
In 1991, the Senate Ethics Committee reprimanded Cranston for his role in the savings and loan crisis as a member of the Keating Five. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, he decided not to run for a fifth term. After his retirement from the Senate, he served as president of the Global Security Institute and advocated for the global abolition of nuclear weapons.
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sought the post of Democratic whip in 1988, but lost to California's AlanCranston, who had held the post since 1977. Ford got a late start in the race...
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