Rupert Vance Hartke
1919 -2003
WEB Rupert Vance Hartke, (May 31, 1919 – July 27, 2003), was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959. Hartke, a three-term Democratic senator from Indiana, was best known for his criticism of the American involvement in the wars in Southeast Asia.
WEB The 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1970. Senator Vance Hartke was narrowly re-elected.
WEB Senator Vance Hartke speaks with Monticello Indiana Mayor Capper at an informative meeting for citizens after the 1974 tornado.
WEB Vance Hartke was the first three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from the Republican-leaning state of Indiana who helped President Lyndon B. Johnson pass landmark legislation.
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