Roy Elson

Roy L. Elson (October 1, 1930 – February 25, 2010)[1] was an American politician from Arizona, and a onetime aide and protégé of longtime U.S.

After graduating from the University of Arizona he joined the staff of Hayden in 1952 but was soon called into active duty in the air force during the Korean War.

Returning to the Senate in 1955, he remained on the staff until Hayden retired.

Despite Johnson's landslide victory and big gains for Democrats across the country, Goldwater narrowly carried his home state, and Elson lost the Senate race to Republican Governor Paul Fannin by a 51.4% - 48.6% margin.

Elson was nominated again in 1968, now for the seat being vacated by his boss, Carl Hayden, who by then was President pro tempore and dean of the Senate.