Born in [[Stendal]], [[Pike County]], [[Indiana]] on [[May 31]], [[1919]], Senator Hartke attended public schools in [[Stendal]]. andHe graduated from [[Evansville College]] ([[1940]]) andnow the [[Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis|Indiana UniversityEvansville]]) Lawin School ([[19481940]])., Duringand [[Worldfrom War II]] ([[1942]]- until [[1946]]) Hartke served in the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Coast Guard]], rising from [[Seaman]] to [[Lieutenant]]. Hartke graduated from the [[Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis|Indiana University]] Law School in [[1948]].
== Legal and Political Career ==
After joining the [[Indiana]] State Bar in [[1948]], Hartke began practicing law in [[Evansville]]. He also worked as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of [[VandenburghVanderburgh County]] ([[1950]]-[[1951]]) and Mayor of [[Evansville]] ([[1956]]-[[1958]])before being elected to the [[United States Senate]] in [[1958]] and reelected in [[1964]] and [[1970]] ([[1959]]-[[1977]]). He lost reelection in [[1976]] to [[Richard G. Lugar]]. Hartke was also an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s presidential nomination in [[1972]].
