| − | '''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. | + | '''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]]. |