'''Dale Leon Bumpers''' (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was a retired [[Democrat]] politician from the U.S. state of [[Arkansas]]. He was governor of his state from 1971 to 1975 and U.S. senator from 1975 until his retirement in 1999. | '''Dale Leon Bumpers''' (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was a retired [[Democrat]] politician from the U.S. state of [[Arkansas]]. He was governor of his state from 1971 to 1975 and U.S. senator from 1975 until his retirement in 1999. |