After his defeat, he served as chairman of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Nursing Homes from 1975 to 1976, and as Commissioner on Aging from 1977 to 1978. He served as a delegate to the Connecticut State Democratic conventions from 1960 to 1974, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1972 and 1984.
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In 1978, he made a second run for Congress for the seat that Sarasin vacated to run for governor. He defeated State Senator George Guidera by 8,273 votes.[2] He won re-election in 1980 and 1982. In 1984, he was defeated by future Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland as Ronald Reagan’s landslide re-election boosted Republicans.[3]
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After leaving Congress, he taught at his alma mater, Georgetown University, and worked as a lobbyist. He later was the Associate Administrator in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. General Services Administration from 1993 to 2001.[3]
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January 04, 2024
william, ratchford, william, richard, ratchford, 1934, january, 2011, american, politician, from, connecticut, served, terms, connecticut, house, representatives, including, speaker, three, terms, united, states, house, representatives, member, democratic, par. William Richard Ratchford May 24 1934 January 2 2011 was an American politician from Connecticut He served six terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives including two as speaker and three terms in the United States House of Representatives He was a member of the Democratic Party William R RatchfordMember of the U S House of Representatives from Connecticut s 5th districtIn office January 3 1979 January 3 1985Preceded byRonald A SarasinSucceeded byJohn G RowlandSpeaker of the Connecticut House of RepresentativesIn office 1969 1972Member of the Connecticut House of RepresentativesIn office 1962 1974Personal detailsBornWilliam Richard Ratchford 1934 05 24 May 24 1934Danbury Connecticut U S DiedJanuary 2 2011 2011 01 02 aged 76 Arlington Virginia U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseBarbara RatchfordAlma materUniversity of Connecticut Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 Congress 3 Congress 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editHe was born in Danbury Connecticut In 1952 Ratchford graduated from Danbury High School in Danbury Connecticut In 1956 he received a B A from the University of Connecticut Storrs where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity In 1959 he graduated with his J D from Georgetown Law School Washington D C He served in the Connecticut National Guard from 1959 to 1965 Ratchford was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1959 and commenced practice in Danbury in 1960 Political career editHe was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1962 In 1969 he became the speaker a post that he held until 1972 In 1974 he ran for Congress from the 5th congressional district but lost to Ronald A Sarasin 1 After his defeat he served as chairman of the Governor s Blue Ribbon Committee on Nursing Homes from 1975 to 1976 and as Commissioner on Aging from 1977 to 1978 He served as a delegate to the Connecticut State Democratic conventions from 1960 to 1974 and as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1972 and 1984 Congress edit In 1978 he made a second run for Congress for the seat that Sarasin vacated to run for governor He defeated State Senator George Guidera by 8 273 votes 2 He won re election in 1980 and 1982 In 1984 he was defeated by future Connecticut Governor John G Rowland as Ronald Reagan s landslide re election boosted Republicans 3 Congress editAfter leaving Congress he taught at his alma mater Georgetown University and worked as a lobbyist He later was the Associate Administrator in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U S General Services Administration from 1993 to 2001 3 Death editHe died on January 2 2011 aged 76 from complications of Parkinson s disease He had been a long time resident of Arlington Virginia 3 References edit Members of the New Congress Governors and the Winners in Connecticut New York Times 1974 11 07 POLITICS Mr Ratchford Goes to Washington York Times 1978 11 19 a b c William R Ratchford Connecticut Congressman Dies at 76 New York Times 2011 01 05 External links editUnited States Congress William R Ratchford id R000067 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byRonald A Sarasin Member of the U S House of Representatives from Connecticut s 5th congressional district1979 1985 Succeeded byJohn G Rowland nbsp 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 William R Ratchford amp oldid 1171939285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
