Biography for Richard Lugar

First Name: Richard

Last Name: Lugar

Title: U.S. Senator from Indiana

Organization: U.S. Senate

Country: United States

Date of Birth: 04/04/1932

Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana

Spouses: Charlene Smeltzer Lugar

Education: 1954 graduated from Denison University1956 Graduate Degree from Pembroke College in Oxford, England where he was a Rhodes Scholar

Politics: Republican

CV: 1957-1960 Served in the Navy1964-1967 Served on the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners1967 Elected Mayor of Indianapolis1971 Re-elected Mayor1974 Unsuccessfully ran for senator1976 Elected to the U.S. Senate representing Indiana1982, 1988, 1994 and 2000 Re-Elected as Senator1996 Ran in the Republican Primaries for the President Election, but gained no success.Chairman of the Agriculture CommitteeMember of the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)