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WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Senator James Buckley, a premier conservative voice in Washington in the 1970s who successfully challenged limits on spending by political candidates while championing... -Today at 11:59 am- MarketScreener
In 1970, Mr. Buckley, the son of an oil tycoon and the brother of a leading force on the right, became the first third-party candidate elected to the U.S. Senate in 30 years.
Buckley died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington following complications related to a fall, according to his nephew Christopher Buckley, the author and political satirist.
James L. Buckley, a “conservative beacon” who won a shock election victory to represent New York in the US Senate in 1970, has died. He was 100.