14 Facts About Floyd Haskell

Floyd Kirk Haskell was an American lawyer and politician.

Floyd Haskell was born in Morristown, New Jersey, to Edward Kirk and Gladys Haskell.

Floyd Haskell attended Harvard College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937.

Floyd Haskell received a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1941.

Floyd Haskell was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his intelligence work.

In 1964, Floyd Haskell was elected as a Republican to the Colorado House of Representatives from Arapahoe County, serving until 1969.

In 1972, Haskell decided to challenge three-term Republican incumbent Gordon L Allott for a seat in the US Senate.

Floyd Haskell defeated state Senator Anthony Vollack in the Democratic primary.

Floyd Haskell defeated his closest competitor, Senator Allott, by less than 10,000 votes while President Nixon carried Colorado by over 267,000 votes.

Floyd Haskell was sworn into the Senate on January 3,1973.

Floyd Haskell served as a member of the Senate Finance and Energy and Natural Resources Committees, where he earned a reputation as a tax reformer and an environmentalist.

Floyd Haskell supported the historic Alaska Lands legislation and regulation of auto emissions, the Panama Canal treaties, and alternative sources of energy.

Floyd Haskell suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1994 after falling on ice near his home in Washington.

Floyd Haskell died of pneumonia four years later, at age 82, while returning from a vacation in Maine with his wife.