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Fred R. Harris

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Harris in March 2018

Fred Roy Harris (November 13, 1930 – November 23, 2024) was an American politician. He was the United States senator of Oklahoma. He served as senator from 1964 to 1973. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Harris ran for President of the United States in 1972, losing the nomination to George McGovern. He ran again in 1976, but lost the Democratic Party primary to Jimmy Carter.

Harris was born in Walters, Oklahoma.[1] He died on November 23, 2024 at a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 94.[2]

References

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  1. "University of Oklahoma - Carl Albert Center_Archives - Fred Harris". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  2. Brown, Michael H. (November 23, 2024). "Fred R. Harris, Oklahoma senator on Kerner Commission, dies at 94". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2024.