FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Pete McCloskey — a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day — has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican “in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt,” he often said, McCloskey represented the 12th Congressional District for 15 years, running for president against an incumbent Richard Nixon in 1972.
Pete Mccloskey, Gop Congressman Who Once Challenged Nixon, Dies At 96
Associated Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 2:52pm
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