If Angus King III ends up as governor of Maine, while his father, Angus King, Jr. is senator, it would seem to be an unprecedented situation of simultaneous governor and senator from the same family. The closest - but still quite different - analogy might have occurred when Ted Kennedy was senator from Massachusetts and his niece Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served as lieutenant governor of Maryland.
If Angus King III ends up as governor of Maine, while his father, Angus King, Jr. is senator, it would seem to be an unprecedented situation of simultaneous governor and senator from the same family. The closest - but still quite different - analogy might have occurred when Ted Kennedy was senator from Massachusetts and his niece Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served as lieutenant governor of Maryland.
"Murkowski is the daughter of former U.S. senator and governor of Alaska Frank Murkowski. She was appointed to the Senate by her father, who resigned his seat in December 2002 to become Alaska's governor. Murkowski became the first Alaskan-born member of Congress and completed her father's unexpired Senate term, which ended in January 2005."
Coincidentally, she's now been in the senate just about as long as her father had been, probably exceeding his time? (I don't have the numbers of when Frank began his first term)
But they did not serve simultaneously. Other non-simultaneous dynasties were those of the Adams Harrison, Roosevelt, Brown, Cheney, and Cuomo families.
If Angus King III ends up as governor of Maine, while his father, Angus King, Jr. is senator, it would seem to be an unprecedented situation of simultaneous governor and senator from the same family. The closest - but still quite different - analogy might have occurred when Ted Kennedy was senator from Massachusetts and his niece Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served as lieutenant governor of Maryland.
Not unprecedented. Remember this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski
"Murkowski is the daughter of former U.S. senator and governor of Alaska Frank Murkowski. She was appointed to the Senate by her father, who resigned his seat in December 2002 to become Alaska's governor. Murkowski became the first Alaskan-born member of Congress and completed her father's unexpired Senate term, which ended in January 2005."
I remember nepotism being an issue in the 2004 Alaska Senate election. ItтАЩs one reason why Murkowski underperformed Bush significantly that year.
Another reason might be that she has always depended on the liberal vote to win and is not popular among the GOP base for her centrism.
I'm thinking that wasn't an issue until after she had a U.S. Senate record, but correct me if I'm wrong.
Coincidentally, she's now been in the senate just about as long as her father had been, probably exceeding his time? (I don't have the numbers of when Frank began his first term)
Frank was at just under 22 years and Lisa is past 22 now. There has been a Murkowski in that Senate seat since I was less than five months old.
Fun fact: A member of the Dingell family has served in Congress from Michigan continuously since 1933.
I also remember the two Georges: Herbert Walker and Walker.
But they did not serve simultaneously. Other non-simultaneous dynasties were those of the Adams Harrison, Roosevelt, Brown, Cheney, and Cuomo families.
The 2 Roosevelt presidents were from different parties, though and were distantly related.
But FDR and Congressman James Roosevelt II (D-CA) were both Democrats and father and son.
Ah, I had forgotten that.