Walter Dee Huddleston

Walter Dee Huddleston
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byJohn Sherman Cooper
Succeeded byMitch McConnell
Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate
In office
January 1970 – December 1972[1]
Preceded byRichard L. Frymire
Succeeded byTom Garrett
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 4, 1966 – December 1972
Preceded byPaul Fuqua
Succeeded byJoe Prather
Personal details
Born
Walter Darlington Huddleston

(1926-04-15)April 15, 1926
Burkesville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 2018(2018-10-16) (aged 92)
Warsaw, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Martha Jean Pearce
(m. 1947; died 2003)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1944–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II

Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American commercial broadcaster and politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served two terms as a member of the United States Senate from 1973 to 1985. He was defeated for re-election in 1984 by Mitch McConnell by 5,269 votes.

  1. ^ Kentucky General Assembly Membership 1900-2005; Vol. II 1950 - 2005 (PDF). Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. 2005. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2023.