Don Fuqua | |
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| Chair of theHouse Science Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Olin E. Teague |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Roe |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | James W. Grant |
| Constituency | 9th district (1963–1967) 2nd district (1967–1987) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Donald Fuqua (1933-08-20)August 20, 1933 (age 92) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Florida (BA) |
John Donald "Don" Fuqua (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician fromFlorida who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1987. He is a member of theDemocratic Party.
Since the death ofMerwin Coad in September 2025, Fuqua is the one of the two earliest-serving living members of the House as well as one of the two last living former members from either chamber of theUnited States Congress who served during thePresidency of John F. Kennedy, alongsideAlec G. Olson ofMinnesota, with both having been first elected in1962.
Fuqua was born inJacksonville, Duval County, Florida in 1933. His parents were John D. and Lucille Fuqua. He had two brothers.[1] He attended theUniversity of Florida at Gainesville from 1951 to 1953. After being in the military in theKorean War, he returned to the university to graduate in 1957. Fuqua served in theFlorida House of Representatives from 1958 to 1962.[1]
Fuqua was elected as a Democrat to theUnited States House of Representatives fromFlorida and served from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1987. Fuqua was chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.[2]
Fuqua is the last living person who voted against the landmarkCivil Rights Act of 1964. He later said that he voted no because he was expecting to be challenged by a segregationist in the1964 elections.[3][4]
Fuqua served in Korea with theUnited States Army Medical Corps during and after the Korean War. During most of his congressional career his legal residence was a farm nearAltha inCalhoun County, Florida, where he became a dairy farmer. He lives inGainesville, Florida.[1]
After leaving Congress Fuqua became president of theAerospace Industries Association.[5]
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| New constituency | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 9th congressional district 1963–1967 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 2nd congressional district 1967–1987 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theHouse Science Committee 1979–1987 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Most Senior Living U.S. Representative Sitting or Former 2025–present Served alongside:Alec G. Olson | Current holder |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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