Centrist Republican Richard Lugar, a soft-spoken foreign policy powerhouse who c...
WASHINGTON - Centrist Republican Richard Lugar, a soft-spoken foreign policy powerhouse who championed nuclear nonproliferation during 36 years in the U.S. Senate, died on Sunday at age 87.
Lugar, a professorial Midwesterner known for his keen intellect and mild demeanor, served as mayor of Indianapolis from 1968 to 1975 before his long stint in the Senate from 1977 to 2013. He was the longest-serving senator ever from Indiana. As a senator, Lugar sought to curb the spread of nuclear weapons globally. His greatest achievement, forged alongside centrist Democratic Senator Sam Nunn, was a law under which the United States paid for the dismantling and elimination of the nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union as well as chemical and biological arms.
After leaving politics, he founded the Lugar Center, which is focused on global issues such as weapons proliferation, food supply, foreign aid and governance. “He’s earned the respect and admiration of everyone who ever crossed his path,” McConnell said on the Senate floor. “I assure you, in the world of politics, that’s nothing short of a miracle.”
In the Senate, Lugar amassed a largely conservative voting record, but was willing to side with Democrats when his political convictions differed from the views of his party.
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