Andrew Jacobs Jr., 81, Ex-Congressman

Mr. Jacobs was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1964, but lost his seat in 1972 along with several other Democratic members of Congress in President Richard Nixon’s landslide re-election win.In 1974, months after the Watergate scandal forced Nixon’s resignation, Mr. Jacobs regained his House seat and served until his retirement in 1997, representing a district in his native Indianapolis.A former Marine, Jacobs was among the early critics of the Vietnam War. He also helped write the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a touchstone of civil rights legislation, and was a longtime member on the House Ways and Means Committee.