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U.S. Senator: Lost one leg below the knee due to combat injury in the Vietnam War [34] Mark Kirk: Republican: Illinois: U.S. Senator: Had a stroke in 2012, but recovered after nearly a year and a half after receiving physical therapy [35] Jim Langevin: Democratic: Rhode Island: U.S. Representative: Quadriplegic; injured in an accidental ...
"I had a stroke that was caused by a clot from my heart being in an A-fib rhythm for too long. Fortunately, Gisele spotted the symptoms and got me to the hospital within minutes," Fetterman, 52 ...
Kirk as president of Seal and Serpent in 1981. Kirk was born in Champaign, Illinois, the son of Judith Ann (Brady) and Francis Gabriel "Frank" Kirk. [7] [8] After graduating from New Trier East High School in 1977 he attended Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, for two years, before briefly attending the Autonomous University of Mexico [9] and subsequently transferring to Cornell ...
During his campaign for Senate last year, Mr Fetterman suffered a stroke which affected his auditory processing. As a result, he now uses speech-to-text technology.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state's high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a "full ...
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 47 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
Former Senator Jim Inhofe, a Republican career politician and climate change denier, died on Tuesday at 89 years old, his family said in a statement.. For more than three decades, Inhofe ...
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia.A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat, as well as a United States Senator (1997–2003).