This politician won a 1938 Senate election over John Little McClellan, who controversially argued that “Arkansas Needs Another Man in the Senate!” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this first woman to be elected to the Senate, serving from 1931 to 1945 and succeeding her husband, Thaddeus.
ANSWER: Hattie Caraway [or Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway]
[10e] Caraway was elected to a full term in part due to support from this Louisiana governor, nicknamed “Kingfish.” This politician called for making “Every Man a King” through his Share Our Wealth plan.
ANSWER: Huey Long [or Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]
[10m] Caraway lost the 1944 Senate election to this senator. This senator, who chaired Vietnam War hearings in 1971, sponsored legislation to fund university students through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
ANSWER: James William Fulbright
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