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Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (/ w aɪ k ər /; May 16, 1931 – June 28, 2023) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the 85th Governor of Connecticut. Weicker unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 1980.
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (París, Isla de Francia; 16 de mayo de 1931-Middletown, Connecticut; 28 de junio de 2023), [1] [2] fue un político estadounidense representante de los Estados Unidos, senador de los Estados Unidos y el 85.º gobernador de Connecticut.
28 de jun. de 2023 · Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a liberal Republican who earned a national reputation for pugnacious political independence — first as a young United States senator during the Watergate hearings and...
28 de jun. de 2023 · HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican U.S. senator who tussled with his own party during the Watergate hearings, championed legislation to protect people with disabilities and later was elected Connecticut governor as an independent, died Wednesday. He was 92.
28 de jun. de 2023 · Weicker was a maverick Republican who challenged Nixon over Watergate, co-authored the Americans with Disabilities Act, and created Connecticut's income tax as an independent. He also faced anti-tax protests, feuded with William F. Buckley, and denounced Donald Trump as a racist.
28 de jun. de 2023 · Lowell Weicker, GOP senator who became bold Nixon adversary, dies at 92 - The Washington Post. He also engineered dramatic increases in medical research funding despite President Ronald...
10 de jul. de 2023 · Weicker, a Republican U.S. senator who tussled with his own party during the Watergate hearings, championed legislation to protect people with disabilities and later was elected Connecticut governor as an independent, died Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at a hospital in Middletown, Conn., after a short illness.
