John Richard Rarick, Sr.
United States House of Representatives, Sixth District of Louisiana
In office 1967 – 1975
Preceded by	James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison
Succeeded by	William Henson Moore, III
Louisiana State District Judge
In office 1961 – 1966
Born	January 29, 1924 (1924-01-29) Waterford in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	(1) Marguerite P. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison Sr ( December 8, 1908 - July 20, 2000) was a Democratic member of the United States William Henson Moore III (born October 4, 1939) is a retired Attorney and Businessman who is a former member of the U Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elkhart County is a County located in the US state of Indiana. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Rarick (1924-2003) (2) Frances Eldred Rarick (married 2004)
Children	Including John R. Rarick, Jr. (born ca. 1948)
Residence	St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Occupation	Attorney
(1) Until May 3, 2008, Rarick, who left office in 1975, had been the last Democrat to represent the Louisiana Sixth Congressional District in Washington, D.C. (2) In 1980, the conservative Rarick refused to support the election of Ronald W. Reagan as U.S. President and instead ran as the nominee of the American Independent Party, originally founded by the Democrat George C. Wallace, Jr. (3) Rarick was a decorated United States Army veteran of World War II, having obtained the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. St Francisville is a town in and the Parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. West Feliciana Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The American Independent Party is a California Political party. George Corley Wallace Jr (August 25 1919 September 13 1998 was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967 1971-1979 and 1983-1987 and ran for The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving (4) In 1976, Rarick attempted a comeback in the neighboring First Congressional District but ran a weak third as an Independent candidate. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party.

John Richard Rarick, Sr. (born January 29, 1924) is a lawyer in St. Francisville, the seat of West Feliciana Parish, who was a Democratic congressman from southern Louisiana between 1967 and 1975. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Francisville is a town in and the Parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. West Feliciana Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A staunch conservative, he frequently quarreled with his party's increasingly liberal philosophy and leadership. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined In 1980, he sought the presidency as the nominee of the former American Independent Party, which had been founded in 1968 by George C. Wallace, Jr., of Alabama. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The American Independent Party is a California Political party. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Corley Wallace Jr (August 25 1919 September 13 1998 was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967 1971-1979 and 1983-1987 and ran for Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years and military service 1.2 Political career 1.2.1 Unseating Congressman Jimmy Morrison 1.2.2 Challenging John McKeithen 1.2.3 Supporting George Wallace 1.2.4 Losing renomination in 1974 1.2.5 Running for Congress again, 1976 1.2.6 AIP presidential nominee, 1980 1.3 Rarick today 2 References 3 Further reading

Biography

Early years and military service

Rarick was born in tiny Waterford in Elkhart County in northern Indiana. Elkhart County is a County located in the US state of Indiana. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union He attended Goshen High School in Goshen. Goshen (ˈgoʊʃən is a city located in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. He studied at Ball State University (then Teacher’s College) in Muncie. Ball State University is a state-run research University located in Muncie, Indiana, U Muncie (ˈmʌnsi is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and

Rarick then entered the United States Army's Specialized Training Program. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. While he was in the military, he attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge but did not graduate from the institution. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. He served for three years in the Army during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was captured and later escaped from a German prisoner of war camp. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving

After his military service, Rarick attended the Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, from which he graduated in 1949. Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was admitted to the Louisiana bar later that year and set up a law practice in St. Francisville near Baton Rouge. He was elected as a district judge of the West Feliciana Parish-based Twentieth Judicial District on June 28, 1961. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He resigned the judgeship on May 15, 1966, to declare his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.

Political career

Unseating Congressman Jimmy Morrison

Rarick had been a member of the Indiana Democratic Party in Indiana and was the party's city chairman in Goshen. He remained a Democrat when he moved to Louisiana. Rarick upset veteran Sixth District Congressman James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison of Hammond in a Democratic primary runoff with 51. James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison Sr ( December 8, 1908 - July 20, 2000) was a Democratic member of the United States Hammond is the largest City in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. 2 percent of the vote. (Jimmy Morrison is unrelated to the late New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., though the two shared a moderately liberal political philosophy. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana DeLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison Sr ( January 18, 1912 -- May 22, 1964) was the mayor of New Orleans from 1946-1961 ) Rarick's victory coincided with the selection of another controversial conservative, the late Lester Garfield Maddox, as the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia. Lester Garfield Maddox ( September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician who was A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Maddox had become known for closing a restaurant in Atlanta to avoid compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Origins The bill was introduced by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving

Both Rarick and his 1966 Republican opponent, Crayton G. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. "Sparky" Hall, later left their major parties. Hall was in 1976 a Sixth Congressional District elector for the fledgling Libertarian Party, pledged that year to the Virginian Roger MacBride. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Roger Lea MacBride ( 6 August 1929 - 5 March 1995) was a US lawyer Political figure, and Television producer Rarick quickly compiled a very conservative voting record, even by Louisiana Democratic standards. He was also a member of the pro-segregation White Citizens Council. The White Citizens' Council ( WCC) was an American white supremacist organization He often spoke at events sponsored by the anticommunist John Birch Society. The John Birch Society is a political education and action organization founded by Robert W

Challenging John McKeithen

In November 1967, with less than a year of congressional service to his credit, Rarick challenged popular Democratic Governor John Julian McKeithen for renomination. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. John Julian McKeithen ( May 28, 1918 June 4, 1999) a Democrat from the tiny Town of Columbia, the seat Rarick who sought term limitations secured the support of various "far right" groups in the state, but was badly defeated, winning only 17. 3 percent of the vote to McKeithen's 80. 7 percent, among those two candidates. (There were several minor candidates not included in the percent breakdown. ) Rarick did not poll a gubernatorial majority even among those voters expected to support Wallace for president in 1968. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Supporting George Wallace

In 1968, Rarick supported American Independent Party candidate George Wallace for president against Democrat Hubert Humphrey and Republican Richard M. Nixon. Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving Rarick himself was reelected to the U.S. Congress by a wide margin that year, but like Democratic Representatives Albert Watson and John Bell Williams who had supported Republican Barry Goldwater in the presidential election 1964, Rarick was stripped of seniority by the House Democratic Caucus. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Albert William Watson (August 30 1922 - September 25 1994 was a South Carolina politician John Bell Williams ( December 4, 1918 – March 25, 1983) was an American politician who was governor of Mississippi Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1964 was one of the most lopsided presidential elections in the history of the United States The House Democratic Caucus nominates and elects the Democratic Party leadership in the United States House of Representatives. Since Rarick had only been elected in 1966, this was largely a symbolic gesture. ^[1]

In 1968, Rarick won renomination by turning back a closed primary challenge from Louisiana State Senator J.D. DeBlieux of Baton Rouge. A closed primary is a type of Direct primary limited to registered party members who have declared their party affiliation in order to Vote in the The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U DeBlieux (pronunced like the letter "W") was one of the first white politicians in Louisiana to have endorsed the civil rights agenda. In 1972, as Rarick was relected to his fourth and final term, his home parish of West Feliciana Parish stood alone among the sixty-four parishes to support Democratic presidential nominee George S. McGovern in McGovern's race against Richard M. Nixon. George Stanley McGovern

Losing renomination in 1974

In 1974, Rarick was denied renomination (as he had done to Morrison eight years earlier) by a young Baton Rouge television broadcaster, Jeffrey Dean "Jeff" LaCaze (born ca. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event 1944), who objected to Rarick's conservative voting record. Running hence as a "national Democrat" LaCaze in turn lost the seat to Republican W. Henson Moore, III, of Baton Rouge in a disputed November 1974 general election. William Henson Moore III (born October 4, 1939) is a retired Attorney and Businessman who is a former member of the U Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election In a special election rematch held in January 1975 to resolve the deadlock, LaCaze lost by nearly eight percentage points to Moore. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The seat was then in Republican hands for more than thirty years, first with Moore, then with Richard H. Baker, also of Baton Rouge, until conservative Democrat Don Cazayoux defeated Republican Woody Jenkins in a special election held on May 3, 2008. Richard Hugh Baker (born May 22 1948) an American Politician,is a Lobbyist and former Republican member of the Donald J 'Don' Cazayoux Jr (pronounced) (born January 17, 1964) is the Democratic U Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a Newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, and was a member of the Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1].

Running for Congress again, 1976

Rarick resumed the practice of law after his congressional defeat. In 1976, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the American Independent Party's presidential nomination. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The AIP had been founded by Wallace in 1968 as a partisan vehicle for his presidential bid. Thereafter, Wallace returned to the Democratic fold and largely let the new party fend for itself. Rarick lost the AIP nomination to ex-Georgia Governor and ardent segregationist Lester Maddox. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Rarick then turned his attention to returning to Congress. He ran in the suburban New Orleans-based First District in 1976 as an independent. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The seat had come open when 36-year incumbent F. Edward Hébert announced his retirement. For the US Senator from Rhode Island see Felix Hebert Felix Edward Hébert ( October 12, 1901 - December Rarick polled only 12,227 votes (9. 4 percent). However, he siphoned off enough votes that presumably otherwise would have gone to Republican Robert L. "Bob" Livingston to throw the election to Democrat Richard Alvin Tonry. Robert ("Bob" Linlithgow Livingston Jr (born April 30, 1943) is a Washington D Richard Alvin Tonry (born June 23, 1935) is a former Louisiana politician affiliated with the Democratic Party. In a surprise development, Tonry was forced to resign from the U. S. House in May 1977 because of allegations of electoral misconduct. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Livingston thereafter won the seat in a special election held in August 1977. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant

AIP presidential nominee, 1980

In 1980, Rarick secured the AIP nomination with Eileen Knowland Shearer of California (the wife of AIP founder William K. Shearer) as his running mate, but he finished in seventh place, with 40,906 votes (or just 0. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) William Kennedy Shearer ( January 21, 1931 - March 3, 2007) of California was the chairman of the Constitution Party from 1996 to 1999 05 percent). Rarick's most respectable showings were in Louisiana, where he polled 10,333 votes (0. 67 percent and about the same number that Maddox had received four years earlier) and in Alabama where he captured 15,010 votes (1. 12 percent). Overall, his totals were so meager as to have been omitted from most presidential election tallies. He opposed the Republican Ronald W. Reagan for president that year on the grounds that Reagan was too accommodating to the welfare state to address the pressing needs of the nation. This article refers specifically to the Welfare state of the United Kingdom.

Rarick today

Rarick was among the charter members of the Council of Conservative Citizens. The Council of Conservative Citizens ( CofCC) is an American Right-wing organization that supports a large variety of conservative causes along with The CofCC (as it is known among its members and supporters, perhaps in order to distinguish its name from the KKK) is a paleoconservative political association which some of its critics regard as having segregationist and/or White Nationalist sympathies. Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are Paleoconservatism (sometimes shortened to paleo or paleocon when the context is clear is a term for an anti-communist and Anti-authoritarian White nationalism is a political Ideology which advocates a racial definition (or redefinition of national identity for White people, in opposition to

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Author Peter Gemma of Virginia is in the process of writing a full-scale biography of Rarick. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account

References

Further reading

• John R. Rarick Political Collection, Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James Hobson "Jimmy" Morrison (D)	United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Louisiana 1967–1975	Succeeded by William Henson Moore, III (R)
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