Sen. Orrin Grant Hatch

Orrin Grant Hatch was an American attorney, politician, and composer who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history and the longest-serving U.S. Senator from Utah.

Hatch chaired the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from 1981 to 1987. He also served as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005. On January 3, 2015, after the 114th United States Congress was sworn in, Hatch became President pro tempore of the Senate. He served as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 2015 to 2019. Hatch led the efforts to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He retired in January 2019 and was succeeded by the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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  • Marriage: Aug 28 1957 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; Groom Name: Orrin Grant Hatch; Age: 23; Birth: Circa 1934; Residence: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; Bride Name: Elaine Sharon Hansen; Age: 23; Birth: Circa 1934; Residence: Newton, Cache, Utah, United States; Registration: Cache, Utah; Volume: 24; Page: 268; Notes: Certificate # 742 Salt Lake Temple.
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