When did Mike Gravel serve as a senator for Alaska?”
Maurice Robert “Mike” Gravel (born May 13, 1930) is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election. Born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts to French-Canadian immigrant parents, Gravel served in the United States Army in West Germany and graduated from Columbia University. He moved to Alaska in the late 1950s, becoming a real estate developer and entering politics. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966 and became its Speaker of the House. Gravel was elected to the United States Senate in 1968. __ __ Mike Gravel United States Senator from Alaska In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 Preceded by Ernest Gruening Succeeded by Frank Murkowski 3rd Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 196
