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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Political Offices

What was his first political office?

FDR first served as a New York state senator from 1911 to 1913. He established himself as a leading progressive against the political machine at Tammany Hall. He advocated for farmers and union workers, and supported voting for women and other progressive positions.



Roosevelt as a young man in 1913, when he was still an attorney.

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