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US Senate 1912

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It's decades since I've read a biog of FDR. I vaguely remembered that he began his political career in the New York State Senate. Did he not have a shot at getting the nomination for the US Senate in 1912, only to lose out to the Tammany Hall machine? Or is my memory playing tricks on me? It all became academic when he was appointed Assistant Secretary for the Navy by Woodrow Wilson. Paulturtle (talk) 20:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A quick trawl of wikipedia reveals that there was no US Senate election from New York State in 1912. This may be a muddled recollection on my part of the events of 1910-11 in which (State Senator) FDR blocked the Tammany candidate, resulting in the nomination of a different candidate for the 1911 United States Senate election in New York. Maybe FDR was suspected of wanting the US Senate seat himself, or having longer-term aspirations to do so had he not joined the Wilson Administration. Might be worth checking a biography if somebody has one to hand.Paulturtle (talk) 03:21, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]