John Glenn of the Mercury Seven. Glenn resigned from NASA in January 1964. He planned to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Ohio, but an injury in February 1964 forced his withdrawal. He retired from the Marine Corps the following year. He lost a close primary election in 1970. A member of the Democratic Party, Glenn first won election to the Senate in 1974 and served for 24 years until January 1999. In 1998, while still a sitting Senator, Glenn flew on the "Discovery" space shuttle's STS-95 mission, and became the oldest person to fly in space and the only person
John Williams (Australian senator) expire on 30 June 2019, would be his last. He is a public opponent of same sex marriage, and was one of twelve senators who voted against the 2017 bill. John Williams (Australian senator) John Reginald Williams (born 16 January 1955) is an Australian politician. He has been a Nationals member of the Australian Senate since July 2008, representing the state of New South Wales. Williams was first elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election. This followed his victory over incumbent Senator Sandy Macdonald in preselection for the National Party's one winnable spot on the Coalition Senate ticket