Alan K. Simpson facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alan K. Simpson
Chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 Serving with Erskine Bowles
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Senate Minority Whip
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Leader	Bob Dole
Preceded by	Alan Cranston
Succeeded by	Wendell H. Ford
Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Leader	Bob Dole
Preceded by	Ted Stevens
Succeeded by	Alan Cranston
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Clifford Hansen
Succeeded by	Mike Enzi
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
In office 1964-1977
Personal details
Born	Alan Kooi Simpson September 2, 1931 (1931-09-02) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann Schroll
Relations	Milward L. Simpson Peter K. Simpson
Children	William Colin Susan
Alma mater	Cody High School University of Wyoming
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1954-1956
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	5th Infantry & 2nd Armored Division

Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming. His dad, Milward L. Simpson, was also a senator (1962–1967), and served as a Wyoming governor (1955–1959).

In 2010, Simpson was appointed by President Obama to co-chair the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democrat co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.

Images for kids

• 

  Simpson (second from left) in a Cabinet Room meeting with President Ronald Reagan, Bob Michel and Bob Dole, 1985

• 

  Simpson fishing in Wyoming with President George H.W. Bush (center) and Senator Craig Thomas (left)

• 

  right