Before entering politics, Capps taught for more than thirty years at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As a Professor in the Religious Studies department he helped define the field, and cataloged the growth and changes in his 1995 book Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline. An anti-war activist during the 1960s, he later initiated a nationally renowned course titled "Religion and the Impact of Vietnam" in 1979.
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Capps lost an election to Andrea Seastrand for the 22nd district in California in 1994, which was a landslide year for the Republicans, but he ran again in the following election. While driving home from a campaign event during the summer of 1996, Capps' vehicle was struck by a drunk supporter. Capps was seriously injured and was unable to actively campaign until the final few weeks of the race. During his absence from the campaign, his opponent, graciously, didn't make his failing health an issue. Ultimately, despite his absence from the campaign trail, Capps won, even as Bob Dole edged Bill Clinton in the district.
walter, capps, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, message, walter, holden. 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 March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Walter Holden Capps May 5 1934 October 28 1997 was an American academic and politician He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing California s 22nd congressional district from January 1997 until his death nine months later Walter CappsMember of the U S House of Representatives from California s 22nd districtIn office January 3 1997 October 28 1997Preceded byAndrea SeastrandSucceeded byLois CappsPersonal detailsBorn 1934 05 05 May 5 1934Omaha Nebraska U S DiedOctober 28 1997 1997 10 28 aged 63 Dulles International Airport Virginia U S Resting placeSanta Barbara CemeterySanta Barbara California U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseLois Grimsrud m 1960 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Education 2 Academic career 3 Political career 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEducation editCapps received both a master s degree and PhD from Yale Divinity School 1 On May 30 1997 Capps received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University Sweden 2 Academic career editBefore entering politics Capps taught for more than thirty years at the University of California Santa Barbara As a Professor in the Religious Studies department he helped define the field and cataloged the growth and changes in his 1995 book Religious Studies The Making of a Discipline An anti war activist during the 1960s he later initiated a nationally renowned course titled Religion and the Impact of Vietnam in 1979 Political career editCapps lost an election to Andrea Seastrand for the 22nd district in California in 1994 which was a landslide year for the Republicans but he ran again in the following election While driving home from a campaign event during the summer of 1996 Capps vehicle was struck by a drunk supporter Capps was seriously injured and was unable to actively campaign until the final few weeks of the race During his absence from the campaign his opponent graciously didn t make his failing health an issue Ultimately despite his absence from the campaign trail Capps won even as Bob Dole edged Bill Clinton in the district On October 28 1997 Capps collapsed after suffering a heart attack at Dulles International Airport and was pronounced dead at a hospital in Reston Virginia 3 Jesse Jackson attended his funeral Capps was succeeded by his widow Lois Capps who won in a special election in the spring of 1998 Subsequent legislation by Congresswoman Capps has mandated the presence of automated external defibrillators in public places See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1950 99 References edit Educational History Capps Center www cappscenter ucsb edu Retrieved April 15 2018 Honorary doctorates Uppsala University Sweden www uu se Retrieved April 15 2018 Gray Jerry October 29 1997 A California Congressman Dies After a Collapse The New York Times Retrieved October 16 2020 External links editUnited States Congress Walter Capps id c000134 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Walter Capps at Find a Grave Appearances on C SPAN U S House of Representatives Preceded byAndrea Seastrand Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 22nd congressional districtJanuary 3 1997 October 28 1997 Succeeded byLois Capps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Capps amp oldid 1196065833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
