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Darwin Gale Schisler, an American politician, was born on March 2, 1933, and passed away on February 2, 2020.
Answer: True
Biographical data confirms Darwin Gale Schisler was born on March 2, 1933, and died on February 2, 2020.
Gale Schisler's formative years were spent on a farm in Knox County, Illinois, and his initial professional path was in education.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler was born on a farm in Knox County, Illinois, and his initial profession was as an educator.
Gale Schisler obtained his Master's degree from Western Illinois University.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler earned his Master of Arts degree from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, not Western Illinois University.
Gale Schisler was married twice, first to Gloria and subsequently to Carolyn Cochran.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler's first marriage was to Carolyn Cochran, followed by a second marriage to Gloria.
Gale Schisler was a football player at Western Illinois University.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler was a letter-winning football player during his time at Western Illinois University.
Before entering politics, Gale Schisler held the position of principal at London Mills Junior High School.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler's career in education included serving as the principal of London Mills Junior High School prior to his political endeavors.
Gale Schisler was 86 years old at the time of his death.
Answer: True
Born in March 1933 and passing away in February 2020, Gale Schisler was 86 years old at the time of his death.
Gale Schisler resided in Springfield, Illinois, during his political career.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler resided in London Mills, Illinois.
Gale Schisler was commonly known by his full birth name, Darwin Gale Schisler.
Answer: False
While his full birth name was Darwin Gale Schisler, he was commonly referred to as Gale Schisler.
Identify the full name of the American politician and his precise birth and death dates.
Answer: Darwin Gale Schisler, born March 2, 1933, died February 2, 2020.
The politician's full name was Darwin Gale Schisler. He was born on March 2, 1933, and passed away on February 2, 2020.
Identify Gale Schisler's place of birth and his initial professional occupation.
Answer: Knox County, Illinois; Educator
Gale Schisler was born in Knox County, Illinois, and began his career as an educator.
From which institution did Gale Schisler earn his Master of Arts degree?
Answer: Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Gale Schisler obtained his Master of Arts degree from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University).
Regarding his family life, Gale Schisler was married twice. Identify his wives and the approximate periods of his marriages.
Answer: Carolyn Cochran (1957-1977) and Gloria (1980-2020)
Gale Schisler's first marriage was to Carolyn Cochran from 1957 to 1977, and his second marriage was to Gloria from 1980 until his death in 2020.
What was Gale Schisler's role concerning London Mills Junior High School?
Answer: He served as its principal.
Prior to his political career, Gale Schisler served as the principal of London Mills Junior High School.
Gale Schisler's military service included three years in the United States Army, with overseas deployment in Germany.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler served in the United States Air Force for forty-five months (approximately 3.75 years), including overseas service in France, not Germany.
Gale Schisler was 19 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.
Answer: True
Born in March 1933, Gale Schisler was 19 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952.
What military branch did Gale Schisler serve in, and where did he serve overseas?
Answer: U.S. Air Force; France
Gale Schisler served in the U.S. Air Force for forty-five months, including ten months of overseas duty in France.
How long did Gale Schisler serve in the United States Air Force?
Answer: Approximately 3 years (45 months)
Gale Schisler served in the U.S. Air Force for a period of forty-five months, which is approximately three years and nine months.
Gale Schisler represented Illinois's 19th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 19th congressional district during the period of 1965 to 1967.
In the 1964 election, Gale Schisler defeated the incumbent Republican representative, Robert T. McLoskey.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler achieved an upset victory in the 1964 election by defeating the incumbent Republican representative, Robert T. McLoskey.
Illinois's 19th congressional district, during Schisler's term, included counties such as Cook, DuPage, and Lake.
Answer: False
The 19th congressional district, which Schisler represented, was located in Western Illinois and included counties like Fulton, Knox, and Rock Island, not the northeastern counties of Cook, DuPage, and Lake.
Upon entering the U.S. House of Representatives, Gale Schisler was assigned to the House Agriculture Committee.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler's initial committee assignment in the U.S. House of Representatives was to the House Science and Astronautics Committee.
A court-ordered reapportionment in 1965 added several Democratic-leaning counties to the 19th district, strengthening Schisler's position.
Answer: False
The reapportionment in 1965 added Republican-leaning voters to the 19th district, which negatively impacted Schisler's electoral prospects.
Tom Railsback was Gale Schisler's predecessor in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Answer: False
Robert T. McLoskey was Gale Schisler's predecessor in the U.S. House of Representatives; Tom Railsback succeeded Schisler after defeating him in 1966.
Robert T. McLoskey was Gale Schisler's successor in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Answer: False
Robert T. McLoskey was Gale Schisler's predecessor in the U.S. House of Representatives; Tom Railsback succeeded Schisler.
Which legislative bodies constituted Gale Schisler's primary public service roles?
Answer: U.S. House of Representatives and Illinois House of Representatives
Gale Schisler served in the United States House of Representatives and subsequently in the Illinois House of Representatives.
For which U.S. Congressional district and state did Gale Schisler serve in the House of Representatives?
Answer: Illinois's 19th congressional district
Gale Schisler represented Illinois's 19th congressional district during his term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Whom did Gale Schisler defeat in the 1964 election for Illinois's 19th congressional district?
Answer: The incumbent, Robert T. McLoskey
In the 1964 election, Gale Schisler achieved an upset victory by defeating the incumbent Republican representative, Robert T. McLoskey.
Which of the following counties was NOT part of Illinois's 19th congressional district during Gale Schisler's term?
Answer: Cook County
Cook County is located in the Chicago metropolitan area and was not part of the 19th congressional district in Western Illinois represented by Gale Schisler.
What was Gale Schisler's committee assignment upon joining the U.S. House of Representatives?
Answer: House Science and Astronautics Committee
Gale Schisler was assigned to the House Science and Astronautics Committee upon his entry into the U.S. House of Representatives.
What change occurred in Illinois's 19th congressional district in 1965 that significantly altered its partisan composition?
Answer: A court order for reapportionment added thousands of Republican voters.
A 1965 court-ordered reapportionment resulted in the addition of Whiteside County to the 19th district, introducing a substantial number of Republican voters and altering the district's political balance.
Gale Schisler's political career was exclusively confined to service within the Illinois State Senate.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Illinois House of Representatives, not exclusively in the Illinois State Senate.
Gale Schisler represented the 46th district in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1971 to 1981.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler represented the 46th district from 1969 to 1971, and subsequently the 48th district from 1971 to 1981.
The 46th district, initially represented by Schisler, included parts of Peoria, Tazewell, and Fulton counties.
Answer: True
The 46th district, which Gale Schisler represented from 1969 to 1971, encompassed portions of Peoria, Tazewell, and Fulton counties.
During his tenure in the Illinois House, Gale Schisler chaired the committee focused on energy resources.
Answer: False
While Schisler served on the Energy Resource and Recreation Council, his chairmanship in the Illinois House was the Agriculture Committee.
The 1971 reapportionment shifted Gale Schisler into the 48th district, incorporating territory from Adams, Brown, and Schuyler counties.
Answer: True
Following the 1971 reapportionment, Gale Schisler represented the 48th district, which included territory from Adams, Brown, and Schuyler counties, among others.
Gale Schisler became chair of the Agriculture Committee in the Illinois House after the Republican majority was established in 1974.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler was appointed chair of the Agriculture Committee after the Democratic Party secured a majority in the Illinois House following the 1974 elections.
Gale Schisler represented the 48th district in the Illinois House from 1969 to 1971.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler represented the 46th district from 1969 to 1971, and the 48th district from 1971 to 1981.
Gale Schisler represented the 46th district in the Illinois House from 1971 to 1981.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler represented the 46th district from 1969 to 1971, and the 48th district from 1971 to 1981.
Gale Schisler served as chair of the Agriculture Committee in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler was appointed chair of the Agriculture Committee in the Illinois House of Representatives after the Democratic majority was established in 1974.
Gale Schisler served in the Illinois House of Representatives for a total of 12 years, from 1969 to 1981.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler's tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives spanned twelve years, from 1969 to 1981.
Gale Schisler was a member of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal and Sinnissippi Lake Commission.
Answer: True
During his service in the Illinois House of Representatives, Gale Schisler was a member of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal and Sinnissippi Lake Commission.
Gale Schisler served on the Energy Resource and Recreation Council.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler was a member of the Energy Resource and Recreation Council during his time in the Illinois House of Representatives.
During which years did Gale Schisler serve in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 48th district?
Answer: 1971-1981
Gale Schisler represented the 48th district in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1971 to 1981.
Which of the following counties was incorporated into Gale Schisler's 48th district after the 1971 reapportionment?
Answer: Adams County
Following the 1971 reapportionment, the 48th district, represented by Gale Schisler, included Adams County, among others.
What committee did Gale Schisler chair in the Illinois House after the Democrats gained a majority in 1974?
Answer: Agriculture Committee
After the Democratic Party achieved a majority in the Illinois House following the 1974 elections, Gale Schisler was appointed chair of the Agriculture Committee.
Gale Schisler maintained affiliation with the Republican Party throughout his entire political career.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler was a member of the Democratic Party.
Gale Schisler supported key Great Society legislation, including the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the creation of Medicare.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler was a proponent of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society initiatives and voted in favor of landmark legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the establishment of Medicare.
Gale Schisler opposed home-rule initiatives for Washington, D.C.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler supported home-rule for Washington, D.C., actively signing a discharge petition to advance related legislation.
Gale Schisler advocated for the repeal of 'right to work' provisions within the Taft-Hartley Act.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler supported the repeal of the 'right to work' provisions contained within the Taft-Hartley Act.
Gale Schisler sponsored a resolution urging universities not to re-enroll Iranian students during the Iran hostage crisis.
Answer: True
During the Iran hostage crisis, Gale Schisler sponsored a resolution recommending that universities refrain from re-enrolling Iranian students.
Gale Schisler voted in favor of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Answer: False
Gale Schisler voted against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Gale Schisler voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler supported President Johnson's agenda and voted in favor of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Gale Schisler supported the creation of Medicare and Medicaid.
Answer: True
As part of his support for the Great Society, Gale Schisler voted in favor of the legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
Gale Schisler opposed the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Answer: False
Gale Schisler supported the Higher Education Act of 1965, voting in favor of this key piece of Great Society legislation.
What was Gale Schisler's political party affiliation throughout his career?
Answer: Democratic
Gale Schisler was a member of the Democratic Party.
Gale Schisler voted in favor of which major piece of President Johnson's Great Society legislation?
Answer: The Higher Education Act of 1965
Gale Schisler supported President Johnson's Great Society agenda and voted in favor of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
What was Gale Schisler's position on home rule for Washington, D.C.?
Answer: He supported it and signed a discharge petition to advance the bill.
Gale Schisler was a proponent of home rule for Washington, D.C., evidenced by his support and signature on a discharge petition to move related legislation forward.
Gale Schisler supported the repeal of which specific provisions within the Taft-Hartley Act?
Answer: The 'right to work' provisions
Gale Schisler advocated for the repeal of the 'right to work' provisions that were part of the Taft-Hartley Act.
What was the specific nature of the controversial resolution Gale Schisler sponsored concerning Iranian students?
Answer: A resolution urging universities not to re-enroll them for a school year.
Gale Schisler sponsored a resolution recommending that Illinois universities decline to re-enroll Iranian students for the subsequent academic year during the Iran hostage crisis.
What was Gale Schisler's voting record concerning the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
Answer: He voted against its ratification.
Gale Schisler cast a vote against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Which of the following legislative acts did Gale Schisler support during his time in the U.S. House?
Answer: All of the above
Gale Schisler supported key legislation during his tenure, including the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Medicare and Medicaid, and various War on Poverty initiatives, reflecting his alignment with the Great Society agenda.
Gale Schisler secured his place on the general election ballot in 1964 through a formal party nomination process.
Answer: False
Schisler was placed on the general election ballot in 1964 via a write-in campaign initiated by his supporters, as the Democratic Party had failed to nominate a candidate.
Tom Railsback, a State Representative, defeated Gale Schisler in the 1966 congressional election.
Answer: True
State Representative Tom Railsback was victorious over Gale Schisler in the 1966 election for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Gale Schisler's 1966 defeat was primarily attributed to a lack of campaign funding.
Answer: False
The primary reasons cited for Schisler's 1966 defeat included the district's partisan shift following reapportionment and a perceived lack of support from the White House for his reelection.
Following his loss in the U.S. House election, Gale Schisler was appointed to lead the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation under Governor Otto Kerner Jr.
Answer: True
After leaving the U.S. House, Gale Schisler was appointed as an assistant to Governor Otto Kerner Jr., where he directed the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation.
Gale Schisler was defeated in the 1980 Illinois House election, finishing fourth in a race for three seats.
Answer: True
In the 1980 Illinois House election for the 48th district, Gale Schisler finished fourth among candidates competing for three available seats, resulting in his defeat.
Jeff Mays succeeded Gale Schisler in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 48th district.
Answer: True
Jeff Mays was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives for the 48th district, succeeding Gale Schisler after Schisler's defeat in the 1980 election.
In the 1980 Illinois House election, Gale Schisler failed to secure one of the three available seats.
Answer: True
Gale Schisler did not secure a seat in the 1980 Illinois House election, finishing fourth in a contest for three positions.
How did Gale Schisler initially gain a position on the ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives primary election in 1964?
Answer: His friends initiated a write-in campaign after the party failed to find a candidate.
Due to the absence of a Democratic candidate, Schisler's supporters launched a successful write-in campaign to place him on the general election ballot for the 1964 U.S. House race.
Who defeated Gale Schisler in the 1966 election for the U.S. House of Representatives?
Answer: Tom Railsback
Tom Railsback, a State Representative, defeated Gale Schisler in the 1966 election for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Which factor was cited as a significant reason for Gale Schisler's defeat in the 1966 congressional election?
Answer: A widespread belief that the White House was not supporting his reelection.
Beyond the district's partisan shift, a contributing factor to Schisler's 1966 defeat was the perception that his reelection campaign lacked active support from the White House.
What position did Gale Schisler assume after losing his U.S. House seat, serving Governor Otto Kerner Jr.?
Answer: Assistant to the Governor, leading the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation
Following his 1966 electoral defeat, Gale Schisler was appointed as an assistant to Governor Otto Kerner Jr., where he headed the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation.
Who succeeded Gale Schisler in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 48th district?
Answer: Jeff Mays
Jeff Mays succeeded Gale Schisler in the 48th district of the Illinois House of Representatives following Schisler's defeat in the 1980 election.
What was Gale Schisler's role concerning intergovernmental cooperation under Governor Samuel H. Shapiro?
Answer: He continued leading the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation.
Gale Schisler continued his role as head of the Office of Intergovernmental Cooperation, serving Governor Samuel H. Shapiro after having initially been appointed under Governor Otto Kerner Jr.
What was the outcome of the 1980 general election for Gale Schisler in the Illinois House's 48th district?
Answer: He lost the election, finishing fourth out of four candidates.
In the 1980 general election for the Illinois House's 48th district, Gale Schisler finished fourth among the candidates vying for three seats, resulting in his defeat.