tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post9167459494113358481..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Carl LevinJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-75315798606275762082013-03-08T18:20:27.715-06:002013-03-08T18:20:27.715-06:00There's a list of city council members who lat...There's a list of city council members who later became senators at http://tinyurl.com/9wvys2x<br /><br />Most of them served in some other office (usuallly US Representative) before going on to the Senate. Domenici served on the Albequerque City Commission in 1966-70 (where he was chairman and ex-offcio mayor from 1967-70), and was then GOP candidate for governor in 1970, losing to Democrat Bruce King. He successfully ran for the US Senate in 1972. So technically I don't know if you could say he went straight to the Senate.<br /><br />Barbara Mikulski tried to go directly from the Baltimore City Council to the Senate in 1974, but lost to incumbent Charles Mathias. She finally got elected to the Senate when Mathias retired in 1986.David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-34198890286589024612013-03-08T14:24:39.401-06:002013-03-08T14:24:39.401-06:00I do believe that my "up for debate" cla...I do believe that my "up for debate" claim has been sustained.<br /><br />I'm not sure about the winner, but Barbara Boxer shouldn't be overlooked in this discussion.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-53867674392317106892013-03-08T14:18:16.553-06:002013-03-08T14:18:16.553-06:00Wow. I can't believe no one has mentioned Bern...Wow. I can't believe no one has mentioned Bernie Sanders for "Most Jewish Looking Senator". This really isn't even close.Daniel Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-4514209700721895492013-03-08T00:44:48.680-06:002013-03-08T00:44:48.680-06:00Being the most perennially over-represented cohort...Being the most perennially over-represented cohort in politics, a surprising number of Jewish people are (leftist) senators:<br />http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_politicians#Senators<br /><br />I think that Brian Schatz wins by a mile:<br />http://honolulunotes.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/brian-schatz04-sized.jpg?w=490backyardfoundrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-80170284596631256012013-03-07T23:48:34.287-06:002013-03-07T23:48:34.287-06:00I was also coming here to nominate Franken.I was also coming here to nominate Franken.Rob Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840779091383034929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-90723919767163830532013-03-07T23:26:15.565-06:002013-03-07T23:26:15.565-06:00Levin also jumped from the (Detroit) City Council ...Levin also jumped from the (Detroit) City Council straight to the Senate, although he's from a political family. There was a DK diary some time ago on paths to the Senate. Anyway, I'm not sure how many others have ever managed that. Goldwater? Domenici?Xenocrypthttp://twitter.com/xenocryptsitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-21876076653542988322013-03-07T22:55:45.276-06:002013-03-07T22:55:45.276-06:00This is fairly galling. Levin was a prominent oppo...This is fairly galling. Levin was a prominent opponent of filibuster reform just two months ago. And yet now one learns that he was probably contemplating retirement already at that point. Why the deep urge to block other Democratic senators' preferences then, given that the question of his own individual senatorial powers would soon be moot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-28561381701531381542013-03-07T22:50:53.281-06:002013-03-07T22:50:53.281-06:00Al Franken gets my vote.Al Franken gets my vote.Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-15686093578159989732013-03-07T17:23:27.186-06:002013-03-07T17:23:27.186-06:00"leaving Most Jewish Looking Senator up for d..."leaving Most Jewish Looking Senator up for debate"<br /><br />I'd say that goes to Schumer.David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.com