Floyd K. Haskell

Floyd Kirk Haskell
United States Senator
from Colorado
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by Gordon L. Allott
Succeeded by William L. Armstrong
Personal details
Born February 7, 1916(1916-02-07)
Morristown, New Jersey
Died August 25, 1998(1998-08-25) (aged 82)
Washington, D.C.
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Harvard University

Floyd Kirk Haskell (February 7, 1916 – August 25, 1998) was a United States Senator from Colorado, and a member of the Democratic Party. He graduated from Harvard University 1937; graduated from Harvard Law School 1941; admitted to the New York and Colorado bars in 1946 and commenced practice in Denver, Colorado.; served in the United States Army 1941-1945, attaining the rank of major; member of the Colorado House of Representatives 1965-1969; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972 and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1979; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978. Haskell was a resident of Washington, D.C. until his death.

Haskell was married to National Public Radio legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg from 1979 to his death in 1998.

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United States Senate
Preceded by
Gordon L. Allott
United States Senator (Class 2) from Colorado
1973–1979
Served alongside: Peter H. Dominick, Gary Hart
Succeeded by
William L. Armstrong