. . "John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907 \u2013 July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976. He previously served as the 61st Governor of Rhode Island from 1945 to 1950. He was the first Italian American to be elected as a governor or senator."@en . . "1945-10-06Z"^^ . . "2000Z"^^ . "Pastore, John Orlando"@en . . "1907-03-17Z"^^ . "61st" . "1950-12-19Z"^^ . "Governor of Rhode Island" . . "Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island" . "1950-12-19Z"^^ . "1907Z"^^ . "American politician" . . . . . "1976-12-28Z"^^ . "2000-07-15Z"^^ .