Maurice Robert Gravel

Age: 76

Birthday: May 13, 1930

Birthplace: Springfield, Mass.

Party: Democrat

Education: graduated from Columbia University in 1956

Years in Public Service: 16

Experience: Member of Alaska House of Representatives from 1962-66, elected speaker in 1965; elected to the U.S. Senate in 1968; served from 1969-81; unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1980

Organizations: Engaged in real estate development in Anchorage and Kenai, Alaska; member of the U.S. Army, Counter Intelligence Corps from 1951-54; published author