Holt was elected as a Republican to the 83rd United States Congress in 1952. He stayed for three terms until he declined to run for re-election in 1960. In the 1952 Republican primary for the newly drawn 22nd congressional district in southern California, he was aided by the strong endorsement of Richard Nixon. His opponent, the state senator Jack Tenney, felt that Nixon, a popular U.S. senator, should have remained neutral in the race, but Nixon countered by saying that Holt represented the sort of young veteran that Congress needed.
During a visit to the Soviet Union in 1955, Holt was held at gun point by a Soviet Army officer, who demanded that he cease taking photographs of a church near Moscow.[2]
Holt attempted, unsuccessfully, to return to Congress in 1968, but was defeated in the general election by the incumbent, James Corman. He spent the rest of his career as a business consultant and died in Santa Maria, California, on July 14, 1997.
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^"Joseph F. Holt III, a 4-Term GOP Congressman, Dies at 73". Los Angeles Times. 1997-07-16. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
^. Time. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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joseph, holt, other, people, named, joseph, holt, joseph, holt, disambiguation, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations. For other people named Joseph Holt see Joseph Holt disambiguation This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joseph Franklin Holt III July 6 1924 July 14 1997 was an American politician who was a U S Representative from California from 1953 to 1961 1 Joseph F HoltFrom Pocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty Sixth Congress 1959Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 22nd districtIn office January 3 1953 January 3 1961Preceded byJohn J PhillipsSucceeded byJames C CormanPersonal detailsBornJoseph Franklin Holt IIIJuly 6 1924Springfield Massachusetts U S DiedJuly 14 1997 1997 07 14 aged 73 Santa Maria California U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materUniversity of Southern California B S AwardsPurple HeartMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceUnited States Marine CorpsYears of service1943 1945 1951RankSecond lieutenantBattles warsWorld War IIKorean WarLife and career EditBorn in Springfield Massachusetts Holt moved to Los Angeles California with his parents at the age of one He grew up there and attended the public schools Holt later enlisted as a private in the United States Marine Corps and was called to active duty in July 1943 during World War II He was discharged as a second lieutenant in October 1945 He returned home and attended the University of Southern California where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1947 He later went into in the insurance business and then entered the field of public relations Eventually he became the state president of the Young Republicans of California and was Richard Nixon s field director during Nixon s 1950 Senate race against Helen Gahagan Douglas In January 1951 he was recalled to active duty with the Marine Corps and volunteered for duty in the Korean War He was wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart Holt was elected as a Republican to the 83rd United States Congress in 1952 He stayed for three terms until he declined to run for re election in 1960 In the 1952 Republican primary for the newly drawn 22nd congressional district in southern California he was aided by the strong endorsement of Richard Nixon His opponent the state senator Jack Tenney felt that Nixon a popular U S senator should have remained neutral in the race but Nixon countered by saying that Holt represented the sort of young veteran that Congress needed During a visit to the Soviet Union in 1955 Holt was held at gun point by a Soviet Army officer who demanded that he cease taking photographs of a church near Moscow 2 Holt voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 3 4 Holt attempted unsuccessfully to return to Congress in 1968 but was defeated in the general election by the incumbent James Corman He spent the rest of his career as a business consultant and died in Santa Maria California on July 14 1997 Notes Edit Joseph F Holt III a 4 Term GOP Congressman Dies at 73 Los Angeles Times 1997 07 16 Retrieved 2019 12 05 Getting to Know You Time Archived from the original on 15 December 2008 Retrieved 13 January 2022 HR 8601 PASSAGE HR 6127 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 GovTrack References EditUnited States Congress Joseph F Holt id H000746 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn J Phillips Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 22nd congressional district1953 1961 Succeeded byJames C Corman This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph F Holt amp oldid 1113315224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
