Roosevelt's Accomplishments

After three years of working at the law firm, Roosevelt decided to pursue a career in politics (Osinski 31) and was soon asked to run for the New York Senate by the Democratic Party (Osinski 33). Roosevelt proved himself to the citizens of New York by winning the election (Osinski 33), and in late 1910, Roosevelt established his senate seat (Gies 26). After becoming senator, Roosevelt and his family moved to Albany, New York (Osinski 34). Throughout his first senator term, he developed strong feeling for farmers and for women’s rights (Osinski 34). In 1910, Roosevelt began campaigning for a second term (Gies 28). During his second campaign, he became ill with thyroid fever, but Louis Howe, a reporter, assisted Roosevelt (Johnson 71) by using
In result to Wilson’s offer, Roosevelt and his family moved to Washington D.C. (Osinski 36). Later during the 1920 presidential election, the Democratic Party voted Roosevelt to be their vice-president candidate (Osinski 37), but unfortunately, the country did not vote for the Democratic nominees (Freedman 43). In the summer of 1921, Roosevelt and Eleanor brought their children to Campobello Island (Osinski 92), and during their Campobello Island stay, Roosevelt fell ill with stiff joint pain in his legs (Johnson
Although years went by in recovery, Roosevelt decided to reboot his political life again by running for the New York governor in 1928). In October of 1928, Roosevelt was formally asked to run for governor, which he accepted (Johnson 115). Roosevelt won the election and was sworn in on January 1, 1929 (Freedman 67). On October 24, 1929, the New York Stock Exchange started to crash in what is now known as “Black Thursday” (Freedman 73). Ultimately, this economic crisis led to the Great Depression of the United States (Johnson 118). Roosevelt's first term led him to favor unemployment insurance for people who recently lost their jobs (Freedman 73) and to agree to workers’ compensation laws for the injured (Freedman 70). By 1930, Roosevelt became popular enough to win the 1930 reelection (Johnson 122). When 1932 arrived, the nation was in the deepest parts of the economic crisis (Freedman 74), and to help with the crash, Roosevelt raised New York’s income tax to double the previous amount (Freedman 79). Although the Great Depression worsened, Roosevelt decided to later run in the 1932 presidential election (Gies