Mo Udall | |
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Former U.S. Representative from Arizona's 2nd Congressional District From: May 2, 1961 – May 4, 1991 | |
Predecessor | Stewart Udall |
Successor | Ed Pastor |
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Party | Democrat |
Spouse(s) | Patricia Emery (div. 1966) Ella Roysten (died 1988) Norma Gilbert |
Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints[1] |
Military Service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service Years | 1942 – 1946 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Morris King “Mo” Udall (June 15, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an attorney and Democrat representative who served in the United States House of Representatives from Arizona's 2nd district from 1961 to 1991, succeeding his older brother Stewart Udall, who then appointed in 1961 to become the Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy presidency. A member of the prominent Udall family, he is the father of former U.S. senator Mark Udall and the uncle of current U.S. senator Tom Udall.