Here is an article about Helms. He was actually a Democrat until he switched to the Republican party in 1970.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/1755723/
It's not mentioned in this article, but Helms and his wife adopted a 9 year old boy with cerebral palsy. He sounds like a terrible, evil man to me. He may be as evil as animal right's activists.
If someone has a different opinion than you do, it's a good idea to label the person as evil.