Former Top Republican Senator Known For His Bluntness, Quick Wit Dies At Age 93
Former Wyoming Republican Sen. Alan Simpson died at age 93 on Friday. Simpson passed away in Cody, Wyoming, surrounded by family and friends after he struggled to recover from a broken hip in December, according to a…
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About Alan Simpson
Alan Kooi Simpson was an American politician from Wyoming who served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing Park County, Wyoming from 1965 to 1977 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997. Simpson was Republican whip of the U.S. Senate from 1985 to 1995, serving as majority whip of the U.S. Senate from 1985 to 1987. He also served as co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democratic co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.
Everything about Alan Simpson →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 2, 1931
- Died
- March 14, 2025