Return Frey to Congress

Return Frey to Congress

Return Frey to Congress

Frey, Lou, 1934-

Winter Park (Fla.)

Congress

House of Representatives (U.S.)

Brevard County (Fla.)

Orange County (Fla.)

A newspaper article from Florida TODAY endorsing Representative Lou Frey, Jr. (1934-2019) for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Frey served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979. He was on several committees during his time in office, including the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control and the Science and Technology Committee. He was also the chairman of the Young Republicans of Florida.

The article notably acknowledges that Rep. Frey's difficulty in getting some of his introduced bills passed was more due to the workings of the Congress than the congressman himself. This explanation sheds light on the reasons for the lack of passage of some congressional bills, including several bills introduced by Rep. Frey that would establish a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in Brevard County.

Original newspaper article: Florida TODAY, October 1974: Lou Frey Papers, Digital Shared Files, Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

ca. 1974-10

1974-10

1974-10

Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: Florida TODAY, October 1974.

Lou Frey Papers, Digital Shared Files, Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Winter Park, Florida

Brevard County, Florida

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Originally published by Florida TODAY.

Copyright to this resource is held by Florida TODAY and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Mayer, Erica

Cepero, Laura

"Congressman Lou Frey, Jr. Biography." Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government. http://loufreyjr.com/.

"FREY, Louis, Jr., (1934 - )." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000381.

Frey, Lou, and Aubrey Jewett. Political Rules of the Road: Representatives, Senators, and Presidents Share Their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics, and Life. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2009.

Frey, Lou, and Michael T. Hayes. Inside the House: Former Members Reveal How Congress Really Works. Lanham, MD: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, 2001.

Last spring, TODAY's congressional correspondent included the following in a review written on the congressman: "...Frey's legislative record is sparse, reflective more of the ways of Congress than of any lack of effort on his part. Legislation introduced by Republicans doesn't get much attention, without the co-sponsorship of Democrats, but Frey has a few major bills that have some chance of really winning passage. Among them is a bill to set up federal standards for the construction of mobile homes, and one to increase passage for veterans of WWI. Frey has also authorized a model state law for the rehabilitation of narcotics addicts, which passed in several states..." (The mobile home bill has since passed.)

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