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Index to Politicians

Okeefer to Olchin

O'Keefer, William T. — of Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Windsor, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

	O'Keeffe, Elizabeth F. — of Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
	O'Keeffe, Esther K. — of Indiana. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1922. Female. Burial location unknown.
	O'Keeffe, Mary E. — of Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
	O'Keeffe, Michael — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1875. Burial location unknown.

Okell, Frank T. — of Lackawanna County, Pa. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Lackawanna County, 1893-94. Burial location unknown.

O'Kelly, James F. — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Assurance candidate for borough president of Queens, New York, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

OKENFE: See also Okenfe A. Lebarty

Okenfuss, Vera — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.

OKERLUND: See also Michael Okerlund Leavitt

Okeson, Elmer E. — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven, 1918. Burial location unknown.

	OKEY: See also Okey M. Cogar — Okey H. Hall — Okey E. Hodge — Okey Johnson — Okey A. Mills — Okey Leonidas Patteson
	Okey, Steven — of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
	Okey, William — of Monroe County, Ohio. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Monroe County, 1873. Burial location unknown.

O'Kicki, Joseph R. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1970. Still living as of 1970.

Okimoto, Tadao — of Hawaii. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1992. Still living as of 1992.

Okin, Louis — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

Okino, Tom — of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

Okiyama, Jesus C. — of Agana (now Hagatna), Guam. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam, 1964. Still living as of 1964.

OKLEY: See also Okley V. Wright

O'Kon, George A. (1901-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich. Born August 5, 1901. Farmer-Labor candidate for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1936. Died, of a heart attack, on March 3, 1984 (age 82 years, 211 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.

O'Konski, Alvin Edward (1904-1987) — also known as Alvin E. O'Konski — of Mercer, Iron County, Wis.; Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wis. Born near Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wis., May 26, 1904. Son of Frank O'Konski and Antonia (Paska) O'Konski. Republican. School teacher; college professor; superintendent of schools; newspaper publisher; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1934; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1943-73; defeated, 1972; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; owner of WOSA and WLIN radio stations; president, WAEO television station, Rhinelander, Wis. Member, Pi Kappa Delta. Died in Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wis., July 8, 1987 (age 83 years, 43 days). Interment at St. Hedwig's Cemetery, Kewaunee, Wis.   Relatives: Married, August 26, 1935, to Veronica Hemming.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Okray, John J. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932. Interment somewhere in Lancaster, Pa.

Okun, Herbert Stuart (b. 1930) — Born in 1930. U.S. Ambassador to East Germany, 1980. Still living as of 1991.

Okwaye, Sandra — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1999. Female. Still living as of 1999.

Olafson, Sigfus — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

OLAI: See also Olai A. Lende

OLAND: See also Oland W. Carrick

	Olander, A. Swanie — of Marlborough, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1946. Still living as of 1946.
	Olander, Edwin Lawrence (b. 1917) — also known as Edwin L. Olander — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., March 17, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of Northampton, Mass., 1947-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Protestant. Still living as of 1950.
	Olander, Swanie See A. Swanie Olander

OLANDUS: See also Mrs. Olandus West

OLANIKE: See also Olanike Alabi

	O'Laughlin, Bernard J. — of North Dakota. Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	O'Laughlin, W. C. — of Wayzata, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

OLAUSEN: See also William Anderson

OLAV: See also Martin Olav Sabo

	Olbrich, Alphonse — Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1926. Burial location unknown.
	Olbrich, Michael B. — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912, 1916. Burial location unknown.

	Olchin, Jack — of New York. Liberal. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
	Olchin, Selma — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.

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