Walter (Dee) Huddleston

A Senator from Kentucky. Born in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Ky. , April 15, 1926. Educated in the public schools. Graduated from the University of Kentucky 1949. Served in the United States Army as a tank gunner, Ninth Armored Division, European Theater of Operations 1944-1946. Member of the Kentucky State senate 1965-1972. Majority caucus chairman 1968. Majority floor leader 1970-1972. Program and sports director, radio station WKCT, Bowling Green, Ky. , 1949-1952. General manager, radio station WIEL, Elizabethtown, Ky. , 1952-1972. Partner and director, radio station WLBN, Lebanon, Ky. , 1957-1972. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972. Reelected in 1978, and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1985. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1984. Was a resident of Elizabethtown, Ky. Died on October 16, 2018.