Dave Durenberger, Censured by Senate in Ethics Breach, Dies at 88
He was a Minnesota favorite son with a sterling reputation before the Ethics Committee found he had schemed to get around Senate financial rules.
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He was a Minnesota favorite son with a sterling reputation before the Ethics Committee found he had schemed to get around Senate financial rules.
He served 16 years in the Senate, earning a reputation as an expert on health care, environmental policy and other national issues
He served 16 years in the Senate, earning a reputation as an expert on health care, environmental policy and other national issues
Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88.
The Minnesota Republican served three terms and championed health care reform and protecting rights for disabled people, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.