Howard H. Callaway

Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway (born April 2, 1927) is a politician from the state of Georgia.

Callaway was born in LaGrange, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech and graduated from the United States Military Academy. After his term in the Army ended, Callaway returned to Georgia to help his father run their business.

Callaway supported the Democratic party until 1964 when he switched to support the Republican party. Callaway ran for a seat in the House of Representatives in that year and he became the first Republican elected to the U.S. House since Reconstruction. Callaway ran for Governor of Georgia in 1966 and he won a plurality over Lester Maddox in the election, but a write-in effort in support of Ellis Arnall denied Callaway a majority of votes. The Georgia state legislature then elected Maddox to be the Governor.

Callaway moved to Colorado in the 1970s. He served as Secretary of the Army from 1973 to 1975 and as Gerald Ford's campaign manager. Callaway as an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1980. Callaway then served as the chairman of the Colorado Republican party and as head of GOPAC.