Background
SCAMMON, Richard was born on July 17, 1915 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Doctor Richard E. and Mrs. Julia (Simms) Scammon.
SCAMMON, Richard was born on July 17, 1915 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Doctor Richard E. and Mrs. Julia (Simms) Scammon.
University of Minnesota, London School of Economics, University of London and University of Michigan.
Research secretary, radio office University Chicago, 1939-1941. With Office Military Government for Germany, United States, 1945-1948. Chief, division research for Western Europe Department of State, 1948-1955.
Director Elections Research Center, 1955-1961, 65-95. Elections consultant NBC News, 1965-1989. Visiting fellow American Enterprise Institute.
Member Israeli-American Electoral Conference, 1989. Consultant to State Department, 1979-1980. Director Bureau Census, Department Commerce, 1961-1965.
Co-author: The Real Majority. Editor: America Votes, America at the Polls.
Chairman United States delegation observe elections in, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1958. Chairman President's Commission Registration and Voting Participation, 1963. Member Organization of American States electoral mission to, Dominican Republic, 1966.
Member President's Commission to observe elections in Viet Nam, 1967. Chairman United States Select Commission Western Hemisphere Immigration, 1966-1968. President National Council on Public Polls, 1969-1970.
Member President's Commission on Federal Statistics, 1970-1971, United States delegation General Assembly United Nations, 1973, United States delegation observe elections in El Salvador, 1982. Member National Bipartisan Commission on Central American, 1983-1984. Served with United States Army, 1941-1946.
Member American Political Science Association, American Academy Political and Social Science, Academy Political Science Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Mary Stark Allen., February 20, 1952. 1 daughter, Anne Valerie.