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[[Image:Stevens.jpg|right|thumb|Ted Stevens]]
[[Image:Stevens.jpg|right|thumb|Ted Stevens]]
'''Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens''' (born November 18, 1923) is the senior [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Alaska]]. He is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and according to the VoteMatch quiz, Stevens is a hard-core [[conservative]]. <ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Ted_Stevens.htm Ted Stevens on the Issues], OnTheIssues.org</ref>.
'''Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens''' (born November 18, 1923) is the senior [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Alaska]]. He is [[liberal]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] having a pro-[[abortion]] voting record. He is known among [[conservatives]] as a "[[RINO]]" who has long favored more government spending, particularly for his own state.
As the longest serving [[Republican]] in the Senate, Stevens served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007. Stevens chaired the Senate [[Appropriations Committee]] from 1997 to 2005, except for the 18 months when [[Democrat]]s controlled the chamber. The chairmanship gave Stevens considerable influence among fellow Senators, who relied on him for home-state project funds.
As the longest serving [[Republican]] in the Senate, Stevens served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007. Stevens chaired the Senate [[Appropriations Committee]] from 1997 to 2005, except for the 18 months when [[Democrat]]s controlled the chamber. The chairmanship gave Stevens considerable influence among fellow Senators, who relied on him for home-state project funds.