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John Varick Tunney (June 26, 1934 – January 12, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator and Representative from the state of California in the 1960s and 1970s.
Jan 12, 2018 · John V. Tunney, a famous boxer’s son who became a charismatic congressman and senator from California and seemed to be a rising star in the Democratic Party, only to be sent into early...
Jan 13, 2018 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — John V. Tunney, whose successful campaign for a California seat in the U.S. Senate became the basis for the 1972 Robert Redford film “The Candidate,” has died. He was 83.
Jan 13, 2018 · John V. Tunney, who was elected to the U.S. Senate at age 36 and lost it after one term, was the model for Robert Redford's character in "The Candidate". He was also a friend and godfather of Ted Kennedy and a boxing champion's son.
Jan 12, 2018 · Former U.S. Sen. John V. Tunney, who as a young lawyer and rising California political star toppled an entrenched Republican incumbent before facing his own defeat just six years later, has...
Jan 13, 2018 · John V. Tunney, a U.S. congressman and senator from California once hailed for his Kennedyesque manner and whose 1970 Senate campaign inspired the Oscar-winning film "The Candidate," starring...
Jan 13, 2018 · John V. Tunney, who won and lost a Senate seat in California, passed away at 83 after battling prostate cancer. He was the son of boxer Gene Tunney and the inspiration for Robert Redford's role in the 1972 political film.
