Who is the child of the 1958 Senate Majority Leader?
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
Title: Space Race
Passage: On April 2, 1958, President Eisenhower reacted to the Soviet space lead in launching the first satellite, by recommending to the US Congress that a civilian agency be established to direct nonmilitary space activities. Congress, led by Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, responded by passing the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which Eisenhower signed into law on July 29, 1958. This law turned the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It also created a Civilian-Military Liaison Committee, chaired by the President, responsible for coordinating the nation's civilian and military space programs.
Title: Andrew R. Ciesla
Passage: Andrew R. Ciesla (born July 24, 1953) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 10th legislative district from 1992 to 2012. From 1994 to 1997, Ciesla was the Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate. Ciesla serves on the Transportation Committee and the Environment Committee. Ciesla announced in January 2011 that he would not run for another term and would leave the Senate when his term ended in 2012.
Title: 2018 United States Senate elections
Passage: United States Senate elections, 2018 ← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 → 33 of the 100 seats (Class 1) in the United States Senate (and 2 special elections) 51 seats needed for a majority Leader Mitch McConnell Chuck Schumer Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2017 Leader's seat Kentucky New York Current seats 51 47 Seats needed Seats up 9 24 Party Independent Current seats Seats up Seats up for election (general & special): Democratic incumbent running Democratic incumbent retiring Republican incumbent running Republican incumbent retiring Independent incumbent running No election Inset rectangle signifies a special election. Incumbent Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Republican
Title: Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
Passage: Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (born March 19, 1944) is an American chairwoman who served as chairwoman of the Board of Reading is Fundamental, the nation's largest children's literacy organization, as well as chairwoman of the President's Advisory Committee for Women. She is also a magazine editor who served as First Lady of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, before that as Second Lady of Virginia from 1978 to 1982. She is the elder of the two daughters of former United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson and former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. She is the oldest living child of a U.S. President following the death of John Eisenhower on December 21, 2013.
Title: Civil Liberties Act of 1988
Passage: The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100 -- 383, title I, August 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 904, 50a U.S.C. § 1989b et seq.) is a United States federal law that granted reparations to Japanese Americans who had been interned by the United States government during World War II. The act was sponsored by California's Democratic Congressman Norman Mineta, an internee as a child, and Wyoming's Republican Senator Alan K. Simpson, who first met Mineta while visiting an internment camp. The third co-sponsor was California Senator Pete Wilson. The bill was supported by the majority of Democrats in Congress, while the majority of Republicans voted against it. The act was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan.
Title: John Romonosky
Passage: John Romonosky (July 7, 1929 – October 2, 2011) was an American professional baseball player. A , right-handed pitcher, he played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in 32 games for the 1953 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1958–59 Washington Senators. His minor league baseball career spanned 13 seasons between 1949 and 1961.
Title: 2016 United States Senate elections
Passage: United States Senate elections, 2016 ← 2014 November 8, 2016 2018 → Class 3 (34 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Mitch McConnell Harry Reid (Retiring) Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Kentucky Nevada Seats before 54 44 Seats after 52 46 Seat change Popular vote 40,402,790 51,496,682 Percentage 42.4% 53.8% Swing 9.3% 10.0% Seats up 24 10 Races won 22 12 Third party Party Independent Seats before Seats after Seat change Popular vote 562,935 Percentage 0.5% Seats up 0 Races won 0 Results of the 2016 general elections: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Majority Leader before election Mitch McConnell Republican Elected Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Republican
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