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'''Alan Kooi Simpson''' (born September 2, 1931) served [[Wyoming]] in the [[U.S. Senate]] from 1979 to 1997. Despite his connection to the [[Republican Party]], he is a [[liberal]] on social issues. He originally benefited from the [[conservative]] reputation of his father, [[Milward Simpson]], who served Wyoming in the U.S. Senate from 1962 to 1967, after having been governor of Wyoming from 1955 to 1959. Simpson has been an advocate of fiscally conservative positions and argued strongly for entitlement reform. However, on social issues, he supports [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]. He was a co-chairman of the Simpson/Bowles committee. Since leaving the Senate, Simpson has taught at his ''alma mater,'' the University of Wyoming at Laramie.  

'''Alan Kooi Simpson''' (born September 2, 1931) served [[Wyoming]] in the [[U.S. Senate]] from 1979 to 1997. Despite his connection to the [[Republican Party]], he is a [[liberal]] on social issues. He originally benefited from the [[conservative]] reputation of his father, [[Milward Simpson]], who served Wyoming in the U.S. Senate from 1962 to 1967, after having been governor of Wyoming from 1955 to 1959. Simpson has been an advocate of fiscally conservative positions and argued strongly for entitlement reform. However, on social issues, he supports [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]. Simpson is most known for the [[Simpson-Mazzoli Act]], which granted amnesty to three million illegal aliens. He was a co-chairman of the Simpson/Bowles committee. Since leaving the Senate, Simpson has taught at his ''alma mater,'' the University of Wyoming at Laramie.  

Simpson's political leanings can be summed up in his own words:

Simpson's political leanings can be summed up in his own words:

:'''''Any education that matters is "liberal." All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.'''''

:'''''Any education that matters is "liberal." All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.'''''

In the 2002 gubernatorial election, Simpson accused two [[primary]] candidates, [[Ray Hunkins]] of Wheatland and Bill Sniffin of Lander, of having lied about the record of [[Eli Bebout]], Simpson's choice for the party nomination. Simpson claimed that Hunkins and Sniffin had misrepresented Bebout's position on nuclear waste dumping and water rights: "These gents running for governor - I mean Ray Hunkins and Bill Sniffin - wouldn't seem to know the truth if it bit 'em on the fanny."<ref name=billings>{{cite web|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/simpson-apologizes-to-hunkins/article_60ca4c80-ff54-50b5-b492-4e765674fe1d.html|title=Simpson apologizes to Hunkins|date=August 27, 2002|publisher=''Billings Gazette''|location=Billings, Montana|accessdate=April 19, 2016}}</ref> Simpson subsequently apologized to Hunkins.<ref name=billings/> Bebout won the nomination but was defeated in a close vote by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Dave Freudenthal in the [[general election]].  

In the 2002 gubernatorial election, Simpson accused two [[primary]] candidates, [[Ray Hunkins]] of Wheatland and Bill Sniffin of Lander, of having lied about the record of [[Eli Bebout]], Simpson's choice for the party nomination. Simpson claimed that Hunkins and Sniffin had misrepresented Bebout's position on nuclear waste dumping and water rights: "These gents running for governor - I mean Ray Hunkins and Bill Sniffin - wouldn't seem to know the truth if it bit 'em on the fanny."<ref name=billings>{{cite web|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/simpson-apologizes-to-hunkins/article_60ca4c80-ff54-50b5-b492-4e765674fe1d.html|title=Simpson apologizes to Hunkins|date=August 27, 2002|publisher=''Billings Gazette''|location=Billings, Montana|accessdate=April 19, 2016}}</ref> Simpson subsequently apologized to Hunkins.<ref name=billings/> Bebout won the nomination but was defeated in a close vote by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Dave Freudenthal in the [[general election]].

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