| Gus Savage Born: 30-Oct-1925
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from Illinois, 1981-93 Military service: US Army (1943-46) In 1990, the House Ethics Committee determined that accusations that Savage behaved improperly ("fondled", according to The Washington Post, 19 July 1989) towards a Peace Corps worker in Zaire were likely true, though no action was taken after Savage wrote an apology. The Congressman was defeated in 1992 primary by Mel Reynolds, blaming his loss on the "white racist press and the racist, reactionary Jewish misleaders." High School: Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, IL (1943)
University: BA, Roosevelt College (1951)
University: Roosevelt College (graduate study, 1952)
Law School: Chicago-Kent College of Law (attended 1952-53)
US Congressman, Illinois 2nd (3-Jan-1981 to 3-Jan-1993)
Citizen Community Newspapers Editor/Publisher (1965-79)
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