John Glenn John Glenn Colonel John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States Senator from Ohio. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, China and Korea. He shot down three MiG-15s, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental
John F. Keenan (state senator) 1999. On November 4, 2014, Senator Keenan won reelection to a third term which will start in January 2015. Senator Keenan's campaign website shows he is working on pension reform, veterans' affairs, and a reform of the budget. He is advocating for a balanced budget, by reducing spending, while raising taxes. He supports renewable energy, and giving more control, stability, communication, and funding to local communities, cities, and towns. Keenan is a strong advocate for reforms to medical marijuana, saying Massachusetts needs a common sense approach to legalization of medical marijuana. He urged voters to vote "No" on Massachusetts proposition