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| name=Alan Kooi Simpson
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| image=Alan Simpson of WY.jpg
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| office=[[United States Senator]]<br>for [[Wyoming]]
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| term_start=January 1, 1979
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| term_end=January 3, 1997
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| predecessor=[[Clifford Hansen]]
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| successor=[[Mike Enzi]]
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| office2=Senate Majority Whip]
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| leader2=[[Bob Dole]]
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| term_start2=January 3, 1985
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| term_end2=January 3, 1987
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| predecessor2=[[Ted Stevens]]
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| successor2=[[Alan Cranston]]
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| office3=Senate Minority Whip
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| leader3=Bob Dole
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| term_start3=January 3, 1987
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| term_end3=January 3, 1995
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| predecessor3=[[Alan Cranston]]
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| successor3=Wendell Ford ([[Kentuckyk]])
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| office4=Co-Chairmanw with [[Erskine Bowles]] of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
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| term_start4=February 18, 2010
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| term_end4=December 1, 2010
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| office5=Wyoming State Representative for Park County
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| term_start5=January 1, 1965
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| term_end5=January1, 1977
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| birth_date=September 2, 1931
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| birth_place=[[Denver]], [[Colorado]].
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| death_dat=[[United States|American]]
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| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
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| spouse Ann Schroll Simpson (married 1954)
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| childre=Three childeren, including<br>
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Colin M. Simpson (former state representative)
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  relatives=[[Milward Simpson]] (father)<br>[[Pete Simpson]] (brother)
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| alma_mater=University of Wyoming at Laramie (BA and JD)
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| branch=[[United States Army]]
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| serviceyears=1954–1956
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| rank=[[Second Lieutenant]]
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| unit=5th Infantry Regiment<br>
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2nd Armored Division}}
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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 L. 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. He supports [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]. He was a leader of the Simpson/Bowles committee. Since leaving the Senate, Simpson has taught at 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 L. 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. He supports [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]. He was a leader of the Simpson/Bowles committee. Since leaving the Senate, Simpson has taught at 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:
  
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: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.
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:'''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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Revision as of 11:07, March 29, 2021

Alan Kooi Simpson

In office
January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by Clifford Hansen
Succeeded by Mike Enzi
Senate Majority Whip]
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Leader Bob Dole
Preceded by Ted Stevens
Succeeded by Alan Cranston
Senate Minority Whip
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Leader Bob Dole
Preceded by Alan Cranston
Succeeded by Wendell Ford (Kentuckyk)
Co-Chairmanw with Erskine Bowles of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
In office
February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010
Wyoming State Representative for Park County
In office
January 1, 1965 – January1, 1977
Born September 2, 1931
Denver, Colorado.
Political party Republican
Alma mater University of Wyoming at Laramie (BA and JD)
Military Service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1954–1956
Rank Second Lieutenant
Unit 5th Infantry Regiment

2nd Armored Division

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 L. 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. He supports abortion and same-sex marriage. He was a leader of the Simpson/Bowles committee. Since leaving the Senate, Simpson has taught at the University of Wyoming at Laramie.

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.

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."[1] Simpson subsequently apologized to Hunkins.[1] Bebout won the nomination but was defeated in a close vote by the Democrat Dave Freudenthal in the general election.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Simpson apologizes to Hunkins. Billings Gazette (August 27, 2002). Retrieved on April 19, 2016.

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