Ted Risenhoover
Ted Risenhoover | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's2nddistrict | |
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Clem McSpadden |
Succeeded by | Mike Synar |
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Born | Theodore Marshall Risenhoover November 3, 1934 Haskell County, Oklahoma |
Died | September 10, 2006 (aged 71) Claremore, Oklahoma |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Alabama Northeastern State College |
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Years of service | 1955–1963 |
Theodore Marshall "Ted" Risenhoover(November 3, 1934 – September 10, 2006) was a community newspaper publisher and American politician representing northeasternOklahomain theUnited States House of Representativesfor two terms during 1975–1979.
Biography
[edit]Risenhoover was born inHaskell County, Oklahoma,in a town called East Liberty. He graduated from Stigler High School inStigler, Oklahomain 1952.
After his high school graduation, Risenhoover worked forWestern Electricfor three years before enlisting in theUnited States Air Forcefor an eight-year stint from 1955 to 1963. While in the military, he studied government and economics at theUniversity of Alabama.With his discharge from the service in 1963, he returned to Oklahoma. Two years later he received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northeastern State College inTahlequah, Oklahoma.Married and divorced three times, he was the father of a son and a daughter.[1]Risenhoover died on September 10, 2006, inClaremore, Oklahoma.He was buried at theFort Gibson National Cemetery,Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.
Career
[edit]Before his graduation fromNortheastern State College,he became involved with thePictorial Press,a smallweekly newspaperin Tahlequah. As part owner and president, he reorganized this paper and also purchased theTahlequah Star-Citizen.Known for his crime-fighting efforts, he charged that organized crime had infiltrated northeastern Oklahoma, and thePictorial Presswas bombed. For his efforts against crime, he was named to the Oklahoma Crime Commission and served from 1970 to 1974. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Mid-term Convention in 1974.[2]
As aDemocrat,Risenhoover was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's 2nd congressional district,assuming office on January 3, 1975. He served two terms in the House, then lost the 1978 Democratic nomination for his seat toMike SynarafterThe Washington Postran a lifestyle article about Risenhoover that mentioned he slept on a "heart shapedwaterbed"and the Synar campaign seized the opportunity to question the incumbent's judgement by printing and widely distributing copies of the controversial news article. He left office on January 3, 1979.[3]
Following his defeat, Risenhoover remained in Washington and worked atthe Pentagonand later for the doorkeeper of the House of Representatives. Returning to Oklahoma in the early 1980s, he sold his newspaper business, and remained in northeastern Oklahoma holding a variety of jobs.
References
[edit]- ^"Theodore Marshall Risenhoover".Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2012.Retrieved11 June2013.
- ^"Theodore Marshall Risenhoover".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved11 June2013.
- ^"Theodore Marshall Risenhoover".Govtrack US Congress.Retrieved11 June2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Ted Risenhoover (id: R000268)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.