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{{Officeholder
'''Orrin Hatch''', born March 22, 1934 (age {{age|1934|3|22}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Utah]]. He was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1977 and has been re-elected ever since. Before he entered politics, Hatch worked as an attorney in [[Pittsburgh]] and [[Salt Lake City]]. He received a [[J.D.]] from the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1962.<ref>http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Biography.FastFacts</ref> He was a candidate in the 2000 Presidential primary, but lost to current President, [[George W. Bush]]. <ref> A Man of Faith, The spiritual journey of George W. Bush, by David Aikman, 2004, p. 1, </ref>
|name=Orrin G. Hatch
|image=Hatch.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Elaine Hansen
|religion=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]]
|terms=January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
|preceded=[[Patrick Leahy]]
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Chuck Grassley]]
}}
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Utah
|terms=January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2019
|preceded=Frank Moss
|status=f
|succeeded=[[Willard Mitt Romney]]
}}
}}
'''Orrin Grant Hatch''', born March 22, 1934 (age {{age|1934|3|22}}), is a former [[United States Senator]] from [[Utah]] and a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1977 as a [[conservative]] but has moved to the [[Left]] ever since, as in December 2010 when he failed to vote against the repeal of [[don't ask, don't tell]]. He has repeatedly won reelection in the past, but faced a [[conservative]] challenger in 2012 who came somewhat closer to winning, making him go into a runoff. He proved himself to be a [[Moderate Republican]] when he wrote the [[DREAM Act]], voted for [[Eric Holder]], and expressed support for civil unions for homosexuals.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56112240-90/civil-com-gay-hatch.html.csp</ref>
When he first ran for Congress, he criticized his opponent as a career politician who was in office for too long. He was in office for a very long time (42 years). He was replaced by [[Mitt Romney]] in 2019.
He is [[pro-life]] and in 1983 sponsored the Hatch/Eagleton [[Human Life Amendment]], the only one of such a measure to receive a vote in Congress. However, it failed on the Senate floor, failing to garner the required two-thirds majority.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/98-1983/s169 TO PASS S. J. RES. 3, A MEASURE AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY IN CONGRESS AND THE STATES WITH RESPECT TO ABORTION, THEREBY OVERTURNING THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN ROE VS. WADE. (MOTION FAILED;2/3 REQUIR.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>
Before he entered politics, Hatch worked as an attorney in [[Pittsburgh]] and [[Salt Lake City]]. He received a [[J.D.]] from the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1962.<ref>http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Biography.FastFacts '''(note: link is dead)'''</ref> He was a candidate in the 2000 Presidential primary, but lost to [[George W. Bush]].<ref>A Man of Faith, The spiritual journey of George W. Bush, by David Aikman, 2004, p. 1,</ref>
Hatch was awarded with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by [[Donald Trump]] in mid-November 2018.<ref>Two references:
*Rodgers, Henry (November 18, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/16/orrin-hatch-medal-of-freedom/ Orrin Hatch Receives Medal Of Freedom From Trump]. ''Daily Caller''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
*Egan, Ladd (November 16, 2021). [https://ksltv.com/403693/senator-orrin-hatch-honored-presidential-medal-freedom/ Senator Orrin Hatch Honored With Presidential Medal Of Freedom]. ''KSL TV''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>
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