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Alan K. Simpson
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Chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform | |
In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 Serving with Erskine Bowles
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Senate Minority Whip | |
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
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Leader | Bob Dole |
Preceded by | Alan Cranston |
Succeeded by | Wendell H. Ford |
Senate Majority Whip | |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
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Leader | Bob Dole |
Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
Succeeded by | Alan Cranston |
United States Senator from Wyoming |
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In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
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Preceded by | Clifford Hansen |
Succeeded by | Mike Enzi |
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
In office 1964-1977 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Alan Kooi Simpson
September 2, 1931 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
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Simpson (second from left) in a Cabinet Room meeting with President Ronald Reagan, Bob Michel and Bob Dole, 1985
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Simpson fishing in Wyoming with President George H. W. Bush (center) and Senator Craig Thomas (left)
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