Joe T. Robinson served in the US Senate since 1913, and as Democratic minority leader since 1922.
He became majority leader when the Democrats took the Senate in the realigning 1932 elections, known as the genesis of the New Deal coalition.
Robinson was a fierce ally of Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, and supported many of the progressive policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
After his abrupt passing in July 1937 at the age of 64, a large void opened in state politics.
Joe T. Robinson served in the US Senate since 1913, and as Democratic minority leader since 1922. He became majority leader when the Democrats took the Senate in the realigning 1932 elections, known as the genesis of the New Deal coalition. Robinson was a fierce ally of Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, and supported many of the progressive policies of Theodore Roosevelt. After his abrupt passing in July 1937 at the age of 64, a large void opened in state politics.
1937 United States Senate special election in Arkansas