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Simpson was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962.

Simpson was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962.

He voted against the final Senate passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> because he favored state action on civil rights instead of the national government.<ref>Billy Hathorn, Review of Dude Ranching in the Yellowstone Country: Larry Larom and Valley Ranch, 1915-1969 by W. Hudson Kensel, South Dakota History, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 458, 460.</ref> Simpson argued that the residents of Wyoming had a right to {{cquote|...control of our water, our wildlife, our public education, and our other natural and spiritual resources.<ref name=obituary/>}}

He voted against the final Senate passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> because he favored state action on civil rights instead of the national government.<ref>Billy Hathorn, Review of Dude Ranching in the Yellowstone Country: Larry Larom and Valley Ranch, 1915-1969 by W. Hudson Kensel, South Dakota History, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 458, 460.</ref> However, he did vote in favor of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref>

 

Simpson argued that the residents of Wyoming had a right to {{cquote|...control of our water, our wildlife, our public education, and our other natural and spiritual resources.<ref name=obituary/>}}

Due to [[arthritis]], Simpson resigned from his Senate seat in 1967 before the end of his first term.<ref name=obituary/>

Due to [[arthritis]], Simpson resigned from his Senate seat in 1967 before the end of his first term.<ref name=obituary/>