Arlen Specter

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Arlen Specter
Unitit States Senator
frae Pennsylvania
In office
3 January 1981 – 3 January 2011
Precedit biRichard Schweiker
Succeedit biPat Toomey
Chairman o the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
In office
3 January 1995 – 3 Januar 1997
Precedit biDennis DeConcini
Succeedit biRichard Shelby
Chairman o the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
In office
3 Januar 1997 – 3 Januar 2001
Precedit biAlan Simpson
Succeedit biJay Rockefeller
In office
20 Januar – 6 Juin 2001
Precedit biJay Rockefeller
Succeedit biJay Rockefeller
In office
3 Januar 2003 – 3 Januar 2005
Precedit biJay Rockefeller
Succeedit biLarry Craig
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
In office
3 Januar 2005 – 3 Januar 2007
Precedit biOrrin Hatch
Succeedit biPatrick Leahy
19t Destrict Attorney o Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In office
3 Januar 1966 – 7 Januar 1974
Precedit biJames Crumlish
Succeedit biEmmitt Fitzpatrick
Personal details
Born12 Februar 1930(1930-02-12)
Wichita, Kansas
Dee'd14 October 2012(2012-10-14) (aged 82)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvanie
Poleetical pairtyDemocratic
(1951–1965,[1] April 28, 2009–October 14, 2012)
Republican
(1966 – 28 Aprile 2009)
Spoose(s)Joan Specter
ResidencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvanie
Alma materVarsity o Pennsylvanie (B.S.)
Yale Varsity (J.D.)
ThriftAttorney
CommitteesAppropriations, Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Special Committee on Agein
ReligionJudaism
Signatur
Militar service
Service/brainchUnited States Air Force
Years o service1951–1953
Rank First Lieutenant

Arlen Specter (12 Februar 193014 October 2012) wis a senator frae Americae. He wis senator o Pennsylvanie frae 1981 tae 2011.

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  1. "Upset in Philadelphia" (PDF). The New York Times. 2 November 1965. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.