QUESTIONS:
1. There was speculation that scandal-tarred Sen. Robert Torricelli (D.-N.J.) might actually resign, not just withdraw from his re-election campaign. Who was the last sitting senator to resign before his term was up?
2. Who was the last senator from New Jersey to resign before his term was up?
3. The New Jersey Democratic machine has named 78-year-old former Sen. Frank Lautenberg to replace Torricelli as the Democratic nominee on the ballot. What famous Republican did Lautenberg defeat to win his first term in 1982?
4. Polls show Democratic Gov. Gray Davis of California in a close race for re-election. Who was the last California governor to be defeated for a second term?
5. Who was the longest-serving governor of California?
ANSWERS:
1. Republican Bob Dole, who resigned as senator from Kansas in 1996 to campaign for
President full-time
2. Democrat Harrison J. Williams, who resigned in 1982 following his indictment in the ABSCAM case.
3. Rep. Millicent Fenwick.
4. Democrat Culbert Olsen, who lost re-election in 1942.
5. Republican Earl Warren, governor from 1942 until 1953.
