FILE - Representative Paul "Pete" McCloskey, of the 12 Congressional district, presents his mother, Vera, 84, with a corsage at a victory celebration in his honor after he defeated David Harris, a Democrat, Nov. 3, 1976, in Palo Alto, Calif. Former Congressman McCloskey, who ran as a Republican challenging President Richard Nixon in 1972, has died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at age 96. (AP Photo/John Storey, File)