Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... his life to ministering to the sufferers of Hansen's disease (leprosy) who lived on the island of Molokai, Hawaii.
He was born in Tremeloo, Belgium, the son o ...