Ted Stevens facts for kids
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Ted Stevens
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| United States Senator from Alaska |
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| In office December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Wally Hickel |
| Preceded by | Bob Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Begich |
| 3rd President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Leahy |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Robert Byrd |
| 19th Majority Whip of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 |
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| Leader | Howard Baker |
| Preceded by | Alan Cranston |
| Succeeded by | Alan K. Simpson |
| 15th Minority Whip of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Leader | Howard Baker |
| Preceded by | Robert Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cranston |
| Personal details | |
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Theodore Fulton Stevens
November 18, 1923 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2010 (aged 86) near Dillingham, Alaska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Ann Cherrington, predeceased him 2. Catherine Ann Chandler |
| Children | Ben Stevens Susan Stevens Beth Stevens Walter Stevens Ted Stevens, Jr. Lily Stevens |
| Residence | Girdwood, Alaska |
| Alma mater | UCLA (B.A.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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| Branch/service | United States Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska. He served in the United States Senate for 40 years from 1968 to 2009. He was the third President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 2003-2007. For his services as President pro tempore, Senator Stevens was named President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate. Even by Senate standards, Stevens was extremely effective at getting billions of dollars in federal funds for Alaska. He was so effective at it he was nicknamed "uncle Ted". The airport in Anchorage, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was named after him in 2000. Stevens was born in Indianapolis. In 2010, Stevens died in a plane crash in Alaska at the age of 86.
Career
Early career and education
Stevens was born on November 18, 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
World War II pilot
In World War II Stevens joined the US Army Air Corps as a pilot. He flew transport planes in China supporting the Flying Tigers. He was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals and the Yun Hai Medal by the Republic of China.
Political career
After serving in the Second World War, he went into law in Fairbanks, Alaska where he became a US Attorney soon after. When Dwight Eisenhower was President, Stevens worked in the Interior and helped to make Alaska a state. In 1968 he was appointed to the Senate, where he served for the next forty years. While in the Senate he was known for taking action for his own state: preserving Alaskan wilderness areas, protecting fisheries, and building the Trans Alaska Pipeline. He also helped set up the US Olympic Committee. In 2008 he was charged with major crimes related to corruption days before his reelection, which he lost to Mark Begich. He planned on trying to get his Senate seat back after he the charges were dropped, but he died in a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness in 2010.
Images for kids
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Stevens and his wife, Catherine Ann Chandler.
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Stevens's Congressional portrait for the 95th United States Congress, 1977
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Stevens escorts former first lady Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site dedication ceremony, April 10, 2006
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Mug shot of Stevens taken in July 2008
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The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor displays a collection of Stevens' wartime photos and souvenirs in connection to his flying supplies to the Flying Tigers.
