Senator Paul Simon

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oregon
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_Lincoln
gptkbp:birthDate 1928-11-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Eugene,_Oregon,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Sheila_Simon
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-12-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Springfield,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Troy_Tribune
gptkbp:ethnicity German American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Paul_Martin_Simon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Paul Simon
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Paul_Simon_Public_Policy_Institute_at_Southern_Illinois_University
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
1951-1953
gptkbp:notable_campaign 1988
gptkbp:notableFor support for civil rights
support for campaign finance reform
advocacy for education reform
integrity in politics
plainspoken style
support for humanitarian causes
wearing a bow tie
work on literacy issues
gptkbp:occupation author
journalist
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:ranForOffice gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:signature bow tie
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jeanne_Hurley_Simon
gptkb:Patricia_Derge
gptkbp:termEnd 1985
1997
gptkbp:termStart 1975
1985
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Lincoln's_Preparation_for_Greatness:_The_Illinois_Legislative_Years
gptkb:Tapped_Out:_The_Coming_World_Crisis_in_Water_and_What_We_Can_Do_About_It
gptkb:The_Glass_House:_Politics_and_Morality_in_the_Nation's_Capital
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jonathan_Karp
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