1974 Illinois Senate Candidate GEORGE BURDITT 4 Pounds /Approx 400 Buttons

Description: This listing is for a large lot of Illinois REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE GEORGE BURDITT Buttons They are from the 1974 election These buttons were acquired from the manufacturer at the time of the election and have been stored since that time. They are in nice condition showing some minor signs of age They measure approximately 1 5/8" across There are about 4. 6 pounds. Based on the number of buttons per ounce, I estimate that there are approximately 400 buttons Burditt took to political life quickly in the 1950s, chairing the Young Republicans of Cook County from 1952 to 1953. He served as state vice-chair of the Eisenhower re-election campaign in 1956, and in numerous other capacities. In 1964, Burditt was elected as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, in an unprecedented statewide at-large election. In subsequent elections, he ran in the 9th state legislative district; he held this seat until 1972. In the 77th General Assembly of Illinois, 1971–1972, Burditt served as Assistant Majority Leader. During his career, he sponsored numerous reforms of food and drug safety and environmental law; he was the chief sponsor of the 1970 Illinois Environmental Protection Act and the Illinois Endangered Species Act. In 1974, Burditt ran against incumbent U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III but lost amid a nationwide wave of anti-Republican sentiment following President Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon. He did not run for office again after this, although he remained active behind the scenes PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS IN MY STORE FOR SIMILAR ITEMS AND COMBINE FOR THE LOWEST POSTAGE. Please feel free to message any questions to me.

Price: 34.95 USD

Location: Lake Zurich, Illinois

End Time: 2024-12-02T23:16:15.000Z

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