Vance Hartke
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United States Senator from Indiana |
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In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | William E. Jenner |
| Succeeded by | Richard Lugar |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs | |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cranston |
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Rupert Vance Hartke May 31, 1919 Pike County, Indiana |
| Died | July 27, 2003 (aged 84) Falls Church, Virginia |
| Resting place | Arlington, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Hartke |
| Children | Sandra Hartke Jan Hartke Wayne Hartke Keith Hartke Paul Hartke Anita Hartke Nadine Hartke |
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Evansville University Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Lutheran |
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United States Navy United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919 – July 27, 2003) was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977.
Hartke was born on May 31, 1919 in Stendal, Pike County, Indiana, the son of Ida Mary (Egbert), an organist, and Hugo Leonard Hartke, a teacher. His paternal grandparents were German, as were all of his maternal great-grandparents. He attended public schools in Stendal. He graduated from Evansville College (now the University of Evansville) in 1940, and from 1942 until 1946 Hartke served in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, rising from Seaman to Lieutenant. Hartke graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1948.
After joining the Indiana State Bar in 1948, Hartke began practicing law in Evansville. He also worked as deputy prosecuting attorney of Vanderburgh County (1950–1951) and mayor of Evansville (1956–1958) and integrated the city swimming pools before being elected to the United States Senate in 1958 and reelected in 1964 and 1970 (1959–1977).
In the Senate, Hartke was best known for his opposition to the Vietnam War and his chairmanship of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Hartke had a fallout with President Lyndon Johnson when he became one of the first opponents of the Vietnam War.
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