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| Kuchel served in the [[California State Assembly]] from 1937 to 1941, in the [[California State Senate]] from 1941 to 1945, and as [[California State Controller]] from 1946 to 1953. During [[World War II]], Kuchel was a [[lieutenant commander]] in the [[U.S. Naval Reserve]]. | Kuchel served in the [[California State Assembly]] from 1937 to 1941, in the [[California State Senate]] from 1941 to 1945, and as [[California State Controller]] from 1946 to 1953. During [[World War II]], Kuchel was a [[lieutenant commander]] in the [[U.S. Naval Reserve]]. |
| In 1953, Kuchel was appointed to the US Senate by Governor [[Earl Warren]] to fill the vacancy created after Republican Senator [[Richard Nixon]] was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. Kuchel was elected to the remainder of Nixon's term in 1954 and to full terms in 1956 and 1962. | In 1953, Kuchel was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor [[Earl Warren]] to fill the vacancy created after Republican Senator [[Richard Nixon]] was elected [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]. Kuchel was elected to the remainder of Nixon's term in 1954 and to full terms in 1956 and 1962. |
| As a U.S. Senator, Kuchel had first attempted to steer clear of the factional infighting within the California Republican Party, which took place in the 1950s between Vice President Nixon, US Senate Republican Leader [[William F. Knowland]], a conservative, and Republican Governor [[Goodwin J. Knight]], a liberal. Known as a moderate, Kuchel eventually backed Knowland in his campaign to oust Knight in the Republican primary for governor in 1958. Knight then ran for the United States Senate, but he and Knowland both lost that year. | As a U.S. Senator, Kuchel had first attempted to steer clear of the factional infighting within the California Republican Party, which took place in the 1950s between Vice President Nixon, U.S. Senate Republican Leader [[William F. Knowland]], a conservative, and Republican Governor [[Goodwin J. Knight]], a liberal. Known as a moderate, Kuchel eventually backed Knowland in his campaign to oust Knight in the Republican primary for governor in 1958. Knight withdrew his re-election bid and ran for Knowland's Senate seat, but he and Knowland both lost that year. |
| While running for a second full term in 1962, Kuchel pointedly refused to endorse ticket-mate Nixon's candidacy for governor in a heated race against incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Pat Brown|Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.]]<ref name=obit/> The 1962 election favored incumbents, as Brown beat Nixon by a comfortable margin and Kuchel coasted to victory. To date, Kuchel is the last Senatorial candidate to win all 58 California counties in a single election. | While running for a second full term in 1962, Kuchel pointedly refused to endorse ticket-mate Nixon's candidacy for governor in a heated race against incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Pat Brown|Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.]]<ref name=obit/> The 1962 election favored incumbents, as Brown beat Nixon by a comfortable margin and Kuchel coasted to victory. To date, Kuchel is the last senatorial candidate to win all 58 California counties in a single election. |
| However, Kuchel broke with Knowland in 1964 when Knowland asked him to endorse [[Barry Goldwater]] for the Republican nomination for president, and Kuchel instead endorsed [[Nelson Rockefeller]], who narrowly lost the California [[presidential primary]] to Goldwater.<ref name=obit/> During his campaign for Rockefeller, Kuchel warned in campaign ads that the control of the right-wing movement in the California Republican party would lead to the destruction of the two-party system.<ref>Nelson A. Rockefeller [Republican] 1964 Campaign Ad "Kuchel"</ref> | However, Kuchel broke with Knowland in 1964 when the latter asked him to endorse [[Barry Goldwater]] for the Republican nomination for president, and Kuchel instead endorsed [[Nelson Rockefeller]], who narrowly lost the California [[presidential primary]] to Goldwater.<ref name=obit/> During his campaign for Rockefeller, Kuchel warned in campaign ads that control by the right-wing movement of the California Republican party would lead to the destruction of the two-party system.<ref>Nelson A. Rockefeller [Republican] 1964 Campaign Ad "Kuchel"</ref> |
| [[File:Thomas Kuchel with Lyndon Johnson.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Senator Kuchel with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Lyndon Johnson]] in the [[Oval Office]], June 1968]] | [[File:Thomas Kuchel with Lyndon Johnson.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Senator Kuchel with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Lyndon Johnson]] in the [[Oval Office]], June 1968]] |
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