Orrin Grant Hatch lived from 1934 to 2022 and was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019, a 42 year tenure that made him the longest serving Republican senator in history until Chuck Grassley surpassed him in 2023. He chaired the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions from 1981 to 1987, served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2003 to 2005, became president pro tempore of the Senate in January 2015, and chaired the Senate Finance Committee from 2015 to 2019, where he led efforts to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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RoleUnited States Senator from Utah (1977-2019) 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceHomestead, Pennsylvania 1 Place of Death Role
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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.
Early life and education
Orrin Grant Hatch was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
Death
Hatch died in Salt Lake City on April 23, 2022, aged 88, from complications of a stroke he had the week prior.
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- In Legal System: Law of the United States, Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934, April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United State
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Was Orrin Hatch the longest-serving Republican in the United States Senate?
Yes, until Chuck Grassley surpassed his 42 years of service in 2023.
For a time he was. Hatch served as a senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019, a tenure of 42 years, which made him the longest-serving Republican senator in history when he overtook Ted Stevens. That record stood until Chuck Grassley surpassed him in 2023. Over those years Hatch also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2003 to 2005, which is the committee that handles federal judicial nominations.
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