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Orrin Hatch

United States senator
Also known as: Orrin Grant Hatch
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Orrin Hatch (born March 22, 1934, Homestead Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 23, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American politician who was the longest-serving Republican senator, representing Utah from 1977 to 2019. He also was president pro tempore of the Senate (2015–19). Hatch, a Mormon, earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University (1959) and a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh (1962). During this time he married, and he and his wife,...

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