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
Born	February 7, 1916 Morristown, New Jersey
Died	August 25, 1998 (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.

External links

• Floyd K. Haskell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-5-18

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