During the Great Depression in the 1930s, Dole and his family moved into the basement of their home and rented out their upstairs to oilfield workers. Dole had one brother, Kenny, and two sisters, Gloria and Norma Jean. His mother, Bina, sold sewing machines and vacuum cleaners as a traveling saleswoman, the website reported. His father, Doran, ran a stand that sold eggs and cream, reported. House in 1960 - where he served until 1969.īorn on July 22, 1923, Dole was part of a working class family. He also served as Russell County attorney before being elected to the U.S. He had unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination in 19.Įarlier in his political career, Dole was a Republican member of the Kansas state legislature from 1951 to 1953. presidential election, but they lost to Democrats Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale. Dole was also the GOP vice presidential nominee to presidential candidate Gerald Ford in the 1976 U.S. presidential election but ultimately lost to Democrat Bill Clinton, who went on to serve his second term. He was the Republican nominee in the 1996 U.S. RELATED: Lawmakers react to death of Bob Dole, 'an American statesman' Today’s accessible government offices and national parks, sidewalk ramps and the sign-language interpreters at official local events are just some of the more visible hallmarks of his legacy and that of the fellow lawmakers he rounded up for that sweeping civil rights legislation 30 years ago. He shaped tax policy, foreign policy, farm and nutrition programs and rights for the disabled, enshrining protections against discrimination in employment, education and public services in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Senate from 1969 to 1996, serving part of that time as Senate Majority Leader where he set a record at the time as the longest-serving Republican leader.
Dole, a native of Russell, Kansas, represented the state in the U.S.