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Orrin Hatch
Official portrait, 2007
United States Senator from Utah
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by
Frank Moss
Succeeded by
Mitt Romney
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by
Patrick Leahy
Succeeded by
Chuck Grassley
Personal details
Born
(1934-03-22)March 22, 1934 Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
April 23, 2022(2022-04-23) (aged 88) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Elaine Hansen
(m. 1957)
Children
6
Education
Brigham Young University (BA) University of Pittsburgh (JD)
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018) Canterbury Medal (2020)
Signature
Orrin Hatch's voice
Orrin Hatch on his relationship with Ted Kennedy Recorded September 10, 2009
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history, overtaking Ted Stevens, until Chuck Grassley surpassed him in 2023.
Hatch chaired the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from 1981 to 1987. He served as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005. On January 3, 2015, after the 114th United States Congress was sworn in, he became president pro tempore of the Senate. He was chair of the Senate Finance Committee from 2015 to 2019, and led efforts to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977...
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fourth term but was defeated by his Republican opponent OrrinHatch. 40 years after the election, Hatch eventually became the longest-serving Republican Senator...
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