Subsequent Political Activity
Pinchot ran for Senate in 1914 on the Progressive Party ticket. He finished second, behind incumbent Senator Boies Penrose, a State Republican powerhouse, and ahead of Democratic nominee and Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer. Pinchot would later express interest in seeking the presidency, and promoted American involvement in World War I, in opposition to President Woodrow Wilson's neutrality.
Pinchot founded the National Conservation Association, of which he was president from 1910 to 1925.
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