What occupation did the Senator after whom the Hatch Act of 1939 was named have after leaving the senate ?
Hatch Act of 1939 The Hatch Act of 1939, officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials of that branch, from engaging in some forms of political activity. It went into law on August 2, 1939. The law was named for Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico. It was most recently amended in 2012.
Charles Goodell Charles Ellsworth Goodell (March 16, 1926January 21, 1987) was a Republican U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York. In both cases he came into office following the deaths of his predecessors, first in a special election and second as a temporary appointee.