Alan K. Simpson Politician

Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1962–1967) and a former Wyoming governor (1955–1959) as well. Simpson was appointed in 2010 to co-chair President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democratic co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.

Personal facts

Alan K. Simpson
Birth dateSeptember 02, 1931
Birth place
Colorado , Denver
Education
University of Wyoming
Cody High School (Wyoming)
Children

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Office holder

associate
office
Chairperson of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
United States Majority Whip of the Senate
United States Minority Whip of the Senate
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
Wyoming
relation
Pete Simpson
successor

Alan K. Simpson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah10449.xml
  2. http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1838278337
  3. http://ww.fixthedebt.org
  4. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/525/call-for-help