Gordon J. Humphrey

Office:	Senator, New Hampshire
Political party:	Republican
Term of office:	January 1979-January 1991
Preceded by:	Thomas J. McIntyre (D)
Succeeded by:	Robert C. Smith (R)
Date of birth:	October 9, 1940
Place of birth:	Bristol, Connecticut
Spouse:	Patricia Humphrey

Gordon John Humphrey (born October 9, 1940) is an American politician, who served two terms in the Senate as a Republican from New Hampshire, from 1979 to 1991, and twice ran for Governor of New Hampshire. Image File history File links Gordon_Humphrey. ... State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 3. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915 - August 8, 1992) was a U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1962-1979). ... Robert C. Bob Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician who has served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bristol is a city located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Federal Government of the United States was established by the United States politics is dominated by the two major parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 3. ...

Humphrey was born October 9, 1940, in Bristol, Connecticut. His first career path was in aviation: he served in the Air Force for several years and, following college, worked as a professional pilot. Despite being only a local Republican activist holding no political office, in 1978 Humphrey won election to the Senate by narrowly defeating three-term incumbent Thomas J. McIntyre by barely two percent. Humphrey was easily reelected in 1984, defeating five-term Democratic congressman Norman D'Amours. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bristol is a city located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ... Thomas James McIntyre (February 20, 1915 - August 8, 1992) was a U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1962-1979). ... Congressman DAmours is a retired Democratic member of the U.S. Congress where he was an active participant on issues related to banking and finance. ...

In the Senate Humphrey served on both the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Armed Services Committee, and was a leader in the Congressional Task Force on Afghanistan, which shaped U.S. policy regarding the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He voted against the federal budget all 12 years he was a member of the Senate, each time because the proposed budget ran a deficit. A Soviet soldier on guard in Afghanistan in 1988. ...

Humphrey declined to run for a third term in 1990, having promised only to serve two. He instead ran for and won a seat in the New Hampshire State Senate, the only former U.S. Senator to sit in a state senate. He served one term. This article is about the year. ...

Humphrey returned to New Hampshire politics in 2000 by challenging incumbent Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen, a Democrat, was considered vulnerable in the wake of a State Supreme Court decision requiring the state to play a larger role in funding education, which many saw as a path toward instituting a statewide income or sales tax. Humphrey pledged to block attempts to enact such taxes, but was narrowly defeated in a contentious campaign. Official Photo Jeanne Shaheen (born January 28, 1947) was the first woman to be elected governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ...

He ran for the Republican nomination for governor again in 2002, but was outspent by businessman Craig Benson, who eventually won the nomination and the governor's race. Humphrey finished third, and said that the campaign would be his last. Craig Benson (born October 8, 1954) is an American politician and businessman. ...

He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Patricia, and their two children.