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Orrin Hatch
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American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate (2015-2019)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Patrick Leahy
- Succeeded by
- Chuck Grassley
- Born
- Orrin Grant Hatch , ( 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.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Elaine Hansen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 )
- Education
- Brigham Young University ( BA ), University of Pittsburgh ( JD )
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018), Canterbury Medal (2020)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Grant
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Homestead
- Place of death
- Salt Lake City
- Position held
- President pro tempore of the United States Senate
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.hatch.senate.gov
- Image
- Orrin Hatch official photo, 2015.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- name in native language
- Orrin Hatch
- date of birth
- 1934-03-22
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- Orrin Hatch
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 62922
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- date of death
- 2022-04-23
- number of viewers/listeners
- 522584
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Encyclopedic overview
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 from 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.
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