Clair A. Callan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph F. Beermann |
| Succeeded by | Robert Vernon Denney |
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| Born | Clair Armstrong Callan (1920-03-29)March 29, 1920 Odell, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2005(2005-05-28) (aged 85) Fairbury, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Clair Armstrong Callan (March 29, 1920 – May 28, 2005) was an American politician fromNebraska. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served in theUnited States House of Representatives forNebraska's 1st congressional district for a single term from 1965 to 1967.
Born inOdell, Nebraska, Callan graduated from Odell High School in 1938 and Nebraska State Teachers College (nowPeru State College) in 1942.[1][2] His father, John Callan, served in Nebraska's first state legislative session.[3] He served as lieutenant in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II on a destroyer in the Pacific Theater.[1][2]
After the war, Callan returned to Odell to work for his family's hardware business, Callan Hardware and Implement.[2]
He served on the Odell Village Board, Odell School Board,Gage County School Reorganization Board, Gage County Fair Board, and the Gage County Extension Board. He was chairman of both the Governor's Committee on State Government Reorganization Board and the Nebraska Power Review Board. He also worked as a farmer.[1]
After losing his first race forNebraska's 1st Congressional District in 1962 to incumbentRalph Beermann, Callan was narrowly elected to theEighty-ninth United States Congress in 1964, serving from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1967.[1]
While in Congress, Callan helped develop legislation that led to the creations ofMedicare andMedicaid, as well as theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[3]
He was defeated for reelection to theNinetieth United States Congress in 1966 byRobert Vernon Denney and lost a rematch to him in 1968.[1]
In 1970, when Denney decided not so seek reelection, Callan ran as an independent when he failed to receive the Democratic nomination, winning 26% in a three way race and finishing ahead of the Democratic nominee. He was Deputy Administrator of theRural Electrification Administration from 1967 to 1968 and president of the Allied Industries International, Inc. and Agri-Tech inNashville, Tennessee.[1]
He died on May 28, 2005, inFairbury, Nebraska.[3]
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