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RARE 1976 Paul Spyros Sarbanes Senator Maryland Collectible Political Button For Sale
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RARE 1976 Paul Spyros Sarbanes Senator Maryland Collectible Political Button:
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- APIC #18019
- Please check back regularly as I\'m always adding new the 1976 Maryland Senate race, Democratic Congressman Paul Spyros Sarbanes launched a offer for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican incumbent J. Glenn Beall Jr., ultimately winning with a commanding 59% of the vote — a margin he would match or exceed in every subsequent re-election. It was his seat on the House Judiciary Committee that gave Sarbanes a pivotal role in one of America\'s most historic moments, as he delivered the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon for obstruction of justice in the Watergate scandal — a fact that significantly boosted his Senate campaign profile in the Democratic wave year of 1976. With Governor Marvin Mandel sidelined by a federal corruption investigation, Sarbanes went on to defeat Beall and claim the seat, launching what would become a 30-year Senate career. He became the first Greek American senator and ultimately the longest-serving senator in Maryland history until surpassed by Barbara Mikulski. Known throughout his career as the \"stealth senator\" for keeping a low profile while sponsoring legislation likely to have a long-term impact, Sarbanes went on to co-author the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, cementing his legacy as one of Maryland\'s most consequential elected officials. Collectors of mid-1970s Senate campaign ephemera and Maryland political memorabilia will find the 1976 Sarbanes race a historically rich but supply-scarce target.
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