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John Rarick (John Richard Rarick) was born on 29 January, 1924 in Waterford, Indiana, is an American politician. Discover John Rarick's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

Popular As John Richard Rarick
Occupation Attorney Judge
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 29 January, 1924
Birthday 29 January
Birthplace Waterford, Indiana
Date of death 14 September, 2009
Died Place St. Francisville, Louisiana
Nationality United States

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1924

John Richard Rarick (January 29, 1924 – September 14, 2009) was an American lawyer, jurist, and World War II veteran who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Louisiana's 6th congressional district from 1967 to 1975.

John Rarick was born in Waterford, Indiana in January 29, 1924, to Mae Caroline (Clover) and Merl Rarick.

he attended Indiana's Goshen High School before enlisting in the Army.

As a cadet, he was stationed at barracks that had been set up at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

During World War II, Rarick fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was captured by the Germans and held as a prisoner of war.

In recognition of his service during the war, Rarick was awarded the Bronze Star and earned a Purple Heart.

After the war, he returned to Louisiana and enrolled at LSU.

1949

After graduation, he attended Tulane University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1949.

He passed the Louisiana bar exam and began a private practice in Louisiana.

1961

In 1961, he was elected district judge in Louisiana's Twentieth Judicial District.

1964

FBI records confirm that Rarick was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and that he worked with the Silver Dollar Group, a Klan splinter organization responsible for the deaths of at least eight black people along the Louisiana-Mississippi border between 1964 and 1967.

1965

Morrison had voted for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, like fellow Louisianan and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs but unlike the rest of the Louisiana delegation.

Rarick's campaign sought to cast Morrison as a rubber-stamp for President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had become unpopular with Southern conservative Democrats.

Morrison portrayed Rarick as a carpetbagger from Indiana who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan; Rarick denied the allegations of being a Klansman while taking pains not to criticize the group or its methods.

Despite the attacks, in the first round of the Democratic primary, Morrison fell 1,880 votes shy of an outright victory; over 6,000 votes were cast for another candidate named James E. Morrison, which observers suspected had been meant for the incumbent Congressman.

In the runoff, Morrison tried to justify his support for universal suffrage while highlighting his opposition to other civil rights bills, while Rarick highlighted his military record and attacked Morrison's as a supporter of LBJ's War on Poverty social welfare programs, which were unpopular in southeastern Louisiana.

Ultimately, Rarick defeated Morrison in the primary runoff, winning 51.2% of the vote.

This was tantamount to election in the heavily Democratic South, and he easily defeated Republican nominee Crayton G. Hall in the general election.

1966

He served in that capacity until May 15, 1966, when he resigned to run for Congress.

Rarick announced his campaign for Congress in Louisiana's 6th congressional district in response to the perceived racial moderation of incumbent 6th district Democratic Congressman James Morrison.

1967

In 1967, he made an unsuccessful run for governor of Louisiana, losing to incumbent Democrat John McKeithen by a wide margin.

1968

He won re-election in 1968, 1970, and 1972.

During his time in Congress, Rarick gained a reputation for racially-tinged rhetoric, frequently inserting into the Congressional Record criticisms and personal attacks directed at Black and Jewish leaders of the day, including Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

1972

In 1972, Congressman Charles Diggs of Detroit called Rarick "the leading racist in Congress" after Rarick testified against a committee measure providing Washington, D.C. self-governing home rule.

Rarick had testified that groups such as the "Black Muslims" could gain control of Washington, D.C. should the city be allowed to govern itself.

1974

Running for re-election to a fifth term, Rarick was defeated in the 1974 Democratic primary by 29-year old challenger Jeff LaCaze.

Rarick's defeat created an opportunity for Republican candidate Henson Moore, who beat LaCaze by 44 votes in the November general election.

The election was ordered to be rerun by court order, with Moore defeating LaCaze by a 54% to 46% margin in the rerun.

After leaving office, Rarick returned to Louisiana, resuming the practice of law and becoming involved in local community causes.

1976

He unsuccessfully ran for election to his former congressional seat as an independent candidate in 1976.

1980

He also ran unsuccessfully for president in 1980 under the label of the American Independent Party.

1990

Rarick was first elected to the 90th U.S. Congress, representing the 6th Congressional District.

1991

Rarick supported David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, during his campaign in the 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election.

Rarick spoke at several Duke campaign rallies around the state.

2009

John Rarick died in St. Francisville, Louisiana on September 14, 2009, at the age of 85.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marguerite Pierce Rarick.

He was survived by his second wife, Frances Eldred Campbell Rarick, as well as his three children.