Born in Leesburg, Virginia, Gore was a prominent Maryland political heavy weight and daughter of lawyer and real estate investor H. Grady Gore. She served as a member of the Maryland's General Assembly from 1963 to 1969 serving as a State Senator from Potomac in Montgomery County (see the Maryland Manuals for 1963 through 1969). She was a Republican National Committee member from 1972 to 1984 and worked for Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential campaign in 1952.
In 1974, Gore launched an unsuccessful bid for governor of Maryland against then incumbentMarvin Mandel, who was the successor to Spiro T. Agnew. She was opposed by Congressman Lawrence J. Hogan Sr. (R) who represented the congressional district encompassing Prince George County and who had served on the House Judiciary Committee being one of the Republicans who helped draw up and vote for the "Articles of Impeachment" against then-President Richard M. Nixon. Gore was considered to be the underdog candidate in the Republican primary to Hogan but won in an upset believed due to Hogan's anti-Nixon stance. Gore was considered at the time to be a "liberal Republican" but because she did not take an open public stand against Nixon (though she personally supported Nixon's removal) and many "loyal" Republicans voted for her over Hogan. Gore became the first woman of either major political party in Maryland to be nominated for governor. Gore's gubernatorial campaign included a lion and a placard which read: "Gore is no pussycat." Gore fought against Governor Marvin Mandel who was criticized for an extramarital affair which later resulted in a divorce between Mandel and his first wife. He was also suspected of corruption. Gore was subjected to a "whisper campaign" concerning her sexuality which was suspected but never proved as she had never married. Mandel won in a landslide.[1]
louise, gore, beatrice, march, 1925, october, 2005, american, republican, politician, from, maryland, personal, detailsborn, 1925, march, 1925leesburg, virginia, diedoctober, 2005, 2005, aged, washington, political, partyrepublicaneducationgeorge, washington, . Beatrice Louise Gore March 6 1925 October 6 2005 was an American Republican politician from Maryland Louise GorePersonal detailsBorn 1925 03 06 March 6 1925Leesburg Virginia U S DiedOctober 6 2005 2005 10 06 aged 80 Washington D C U S Political partyRepublicanEducationGeorge Washington UniversityMarymount Manhattan CollegeBennington College BA Georgetown University MA Born in Leesburg Virginia Gore was a prominent Maryland political heavy weight and daughter of lawyer and real estate investor H Grady Gore She served as a member of the Maryland s General Assembly from 1963 to 1969 serving as a State Senator from Potomac in Montgomery County see the Maryland Manuals for 1963 through 1969 She was a Republican National Committee member from 1972 to 1984 and worked for Dwight D Eisenhower s presidential campaign in 1952 In 1974 Gore launched an unsuccessful bid for governor of Maryland against then incumbent Marvin Mandel who was the successor to Spiro T Agnew She was opposed by Congressman Lawrence J Hogan Sr R who represented the congressional district encompassing Prince George County and who had served on the House Judiciary Committee being one of the Republicans who helped draw up and vote for the Articles of Impeachment against then President Richard M Nixon Gore was considered to be the underdog candidate in the Republican primary to Hogan but won in an upset believed due to Hogan s anti Nixon stance Gore was considered at the time to be a liberal Republican but because she did not take an open public stand against Nixon though she personally supported Nixon s removal and many loyal Republicans voted for her over Hogan Gore became the first woman of either major political party in Maryland to be nominated for governor Gore s gubernatorial campaign included a lion and a placard which read Gore is no pussycat Gore fought against Governor Marvin Mandel who was criticized for an extramarital affair which later resulted in a divorce between Mandel and his first wife He was also suspected of corruption Gore was subjected to a whisper campaign concerning her sexuality which was suspected but never proved as she had never married Mandel won in a landslide 1 Gore was a second cousin of former Vice President Al Gore through their common ancestor Charles Claiborne Gore 2 Her sister Mary Gore Dean was the mistress of Attorney General John Mitchell and a Watergate scandal figure and Mary s daughter is Deborah Gore Dean a former official in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development convicted in a kickback scheme 3 Notes edit See election returns as reported by the Md State Board of Elections 1974 Republican Pioneer Matron Louise Gore Dies at 80 Archived from the original on 2007 03 11 Retrieved 2006 04 01 Duggan Paul October 7 2005 Louise Gore Force in Md GOP Dies The Washington Post Retrieved February 17 2015 Party political offices Preceded byCharles Blair Republican nominee for Governor of Maryland1974 Succeeded byJohn Beall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louise Gore amp oldid 1210529670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
