Carey Estes Kefauver (/ ˈɛstɪs ˈkiːfɔːvər /; [2] July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of …

Apr 11, 2021 · Estes Kefauver won the Democratic primary over a state senator and beat the GOP candidate in the general election. Kefauver was ambitious and had his eye on a seat in the United …

Born in Tennessee in 1903, Carey Estes Kefauver first came to Capitol Hill in 1939 as a representative from Tennessee's Third Congressional District, then won a seat in 1948 to the United States Senate, …

Since many people have little or no idea who Estes Kefauver was (hence the point of this site), here is a brief biography to acquaint you with the Senator’s life.

He ran twice for president, and was picked as the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president in 1956. Kefauver served 10 years in the House of Representatives, from 1939-49, before serving in …

After decades of looking the other way, in 1950 the U.S. Senate launched an investigation into organized crime. Senator Estes Kefauver chaired the investigation committee.

Dec 17, 2025 · As chairman of the Senate Crime Committee, Kefauver earned national prominence in his fight against organized crime, which gave him good reason to seek the 1952 Democratic …

A supporter of civil rights legislation, Kefauver won reelection in 1960 after overcoming the active opposition of the segregationists in Tennessee’s Democratic primary. Estes Kefauver died in the …

"Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn., July 26, 1903; attended the public schools; graduated from the University of Tennessee at …

An experienced political reporter, he covered Kefauver’s 1948 U.S. Senate campaign for the Nashville Tennessean. In addition, his personal friendship with the candidate from that year until Kefauver’s …