| − | '''Arlen Specter''' is the senior [[United States]] Senator from [[Pennsylvania]]. He was first elected in 1980, and has been reelected five times since then. Senator Specter has been a moderate [[Republican]], disagreeing with the Bush Administration on numerous issues. He was one of three Republicans who supported Obama's stimulus bill in 2009. Threatened with a conservative primary challenger for his seat in 2010, on April 28, 2009, he announced he will switch to the Democratic party, proving the 60th vote needed for Democrats to stop GOP filibusters. | + | '''Arlen Specter''' is the senior [[United States]] Senator from [[Pennsylvania]]. He was first elected in 1980, and has been reelected five times since then. Senator Specter has been a moderate [[Republican]], disagreeing with the Bush Administration on numerous issues. He was one of three Republicans who supported Obama's stimulus bill in 2009. Threatened with a [[conservative]] [[primary]] challenger for his seat in 2010, on April 28, 2009, he announced he will switch to the Democratic party, providing the 60th vote needed for Democrats to stop GOP filibusters. |
| | He is a US Air Force veteran, serving during the [[Korean War]]. | | He is a US Air Force veteran, serving during the [[Korean War]]. |