Albert Conrad Ullman was an American politician in the Democratic Party who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1981.
11 Facts About Al Ullman
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One of the most influential Oregonians ever to be elected to Congress, along with Senator Wayne Morse, Al Ullman presided over the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means during a period of time in which he was deeply involved in shaping national policy on issues relating to taxation, budget reform, federal entitlement programs, international trade, and energy.
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Al Ullman was born in Great Falls, Montana, and raised initially at Gildford, Montana, after which the family moved to Cathcart, near Snohomish, Washington, where his father ran a small country grocery store.
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Al Ullman ran successfully for the seat in 1956, defeating Coon.
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Al Ullman represented one of the largest districts in the nation that did not cover an entire state.
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Al Ullman's district stretched from the state capital of Salem all the way to the Idaho border.
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For most of his Congressional career, Al Ullman was viewed as a moderate Democrat.
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Al Ullman served as chairman of the new House Budget Committee in 1974.
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In 1975, Al Ullman ascended to the chairmanship of the House's powerful Ways and Means Committee, on which he had served since 1961.
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In 1981, Al Ullman gave his extensive Congressional papers to the University of Oregon.
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Al Ullman lived in Arlington, Virginia and Falls Church, Virginia until his death due to prostate cancer on October 11,1986.