blicans approached Nixon about running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.[36] Nixon accepted their offer, and waged a campaign which ended in a victory over the five-term Democratic incumbent Jerry Voorhis in November 1946. Nixon represented southern California's 12th Congressional district for the next four years.[36] He helped finance the campaign with his World War II poker winnings.[37][38]
Nixon while serving in Congress
In Congress, Nixon supported the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947,[39] and served on the Education and Labor Committee.[36] He was part of the Herter Committee, which went to Europe to prepare a preliminary report on the newly encted Marshall Plan.[36]a
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