Floyd K. Haskell

Credited to the United States Senate Historical Office

Floyd Kirk Haskell (February 7, 1916, Morristown, New Jersey - August 25, 1998, Washington, D.C.) was a United States Senator from Colorado, and a member of the Democratic Party. He graduated from Harvard University 1937; graduated from Harvard Law School 1941; admitted to the New York and Colorado bars in 1946 and commenced practice in Denver, Colorado.; served in the United States Army 1941-1945, attaining the rank of major; member of the Colorado House of Representatives 1965-1969; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972 and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1979; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978. Haskell was a resident of Washington, D.C. until his death.

Haskell was married to National Public Radio legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg from 1979 to his death in 1998.

Preceded by Gordon L. Allott	United States Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1973–1979 Served alongside: Peter H. Dominick, Gary Hart	Succeeded by William L. Armstrong

v • d • e United States Senators from Colorado

Class 2: Teller • Chilcott • Tabor • Bowen • Wolcott • Patterson • Guggenheim • Shafroth • Phipps • Costigan • Johnson • Allott • Haskell • Armstrong • Brown • Allard Class 3: Chaffee • Hill • Teller • Hughes • Thomas • Nicholson • Adams • Means • Waterman • Walker • Schuyler • Adams • Millikin • Carroll • Dominick • Hart • Wirth • Campbell • Salazar

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