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...dates) at the Republican National Convention. Undaunted by his 1940 failure, Bridges gained much power in the Senate over the years. He chaired the powerful Appropriations Committee, and later served as Senate Minority Leader (1952-53) and President Pro Tempore of the Senate (1953-55). Senator Bridges died in office in 1961 at age 63. After his death, his widow Delores Bridges attempted to win his Senate seat -- but she placed a close second in the crowded 1962 GOP primary (note: she also finished ahead of the incumbent appointed to fill the interim vacancy -- but the divisive GOP primary enabled the Democrats to capture the seat in the general election).boost from the first-in-the-nation NH primary -- but that simply hasn't proven true. Case in point: the late US Senator Styles Bridges (R-NH). Bridges held a wide array of jobs before entering politics: school teacher, secretary of the state Farm Bureau, magazine editor and investment banker. Bridges served a term on the Public Service Commission from 1930-34 before being elected Governor (at age 36) by a close vote in 1934. Two years later, voters elected the conservative Bridges to the US Senate by a 52%-48% vote. A staunch New Deal foe, Bridges ran for President in 1940 -- when this button was used -- but finished a distant 9th place (out of 13 candi...