Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 10th district
In office January 4, 1966 – December 1972
Preceded by
Paul Fuqua
Succeeded by
Joe Prather
Personal details
Born
Walter Darlington Huddleston
(1926-04-15)April 15, 1926 Burkesville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died
October 16, 2018(2018-10-16) (aged 92) Warsaw, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Martha Jean Pearce
(m. 1947; died 2003)
Children
2
Education
University of Kentucky (BA)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1944–1946
Battles/wars
World War II
Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American commercial broadcaster and politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1973 to 1985. He was defeated for re-election in 1984 by Mitch McConnell by 5,269 votes. Huddleston had a career in commercial broadcasting prior to entering politics in 1964.
^Kentucky General Assembly Membership 1900-2005; Vol. II 1950 - 2005(PDF). Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. 2005. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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