William L. Armstrong

William Lester Armstrong was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Fremont, Nebraska, March 16, 1937; he attended Tulane University and the University of Minnesota; he served in the United States National Guard 1957–1963; he became president of a radio station in Aurora, Colorado. He was also a banker; He was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and served from 1963–1964; he then became a Colorado State Senator 1965–1972; He eventually became the State Senate majority leader and served in that regards from 1969–1972; he was elected in 1972 as a Republican to the 93rd Congress; reelected to the 94th and 95th Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1979); was not a candidate in 1978 for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate; reelected in 1984, and served from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1991; not a candidate for reelection in 1990; chairman, Republican Policy Committee (99th through 101st Congresses); is a resident of Littleton, Colorado; now serves as President of Colorado Christian University.

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