Hubert Humphrey has yet to be a candidate for any governmental position.
Hubert Humphrey . Humphrey twice served in the United States Senate , representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978 . Humphrey helped found the Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party ( DFL ) in 1944 , and in 1945 , became the DFL candidate for mayor of Minneapolis for a second time , winning with 61 % of the vote . Humphrey served as mayor from 1945 to 1948 , he was reelected and became the co-founder of the liberal anti-communist group Americans for Democratic Action in 1947 . He served three terms in the Senate from 1949 to 1964 and was the Democratic Majority Whip from 1961 to 1964 . The Works Progress Administration ( renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration ; WPA ) was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency , employing millions of people ( mostly unskilled men ) to carry out public works projects , including the construction of public buildings and roads .