Richard Lugar

Richard Lugar
United States Senator from Indiana
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Vance Hartke
Succeeded by	Joe Donnelly
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Joe Biden
Succeeded by	Joe Biden
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Charles H. Percy
Succeeded by	Claiborne Pell
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
In office January 20 – June 6, 2001
Preceded by	Tom Harkin
Succeeded by	Tom Harkin
In office January 4, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Patrick Leahy
Succeeded by	Tom Harkin
44th Mayor of Indianapolis
In office January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1976
Preceded by	John J. Barton
Succeeded by	William H. Hudnut III
Personal details
Born	Richard Green Lugar (1932-04-04)April 4, 1932 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 87) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Charlene Smeltzer ​ (m. 2008)​
Education	Denison University (BA) Pembroke College, Oxford (BA, MA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1957–1960
Rank	Lieutenant

Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician. He served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was on the Foreign Relations Committee. Before becoming a Senator, he was mayor of Indianapolis. Lugar ran for an eighth term in 2012, but lost the Republican primary on May 8, 2012 to Richard Mourdock.

Lugar ran for President of the United States in 1996 but lost the Republican nomination to Bob Dole.

Lugar died on April 28, 2019 in Falls Church, Virginia, from problems caused by chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. He was 87.^[1]

References

1. Groppe, Maureen (April 28, 2019). "Former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, a foreign policy giant, dies". USA Today. Retrieved April 28, 2019.