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Simpson, Alan K

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Personal name headingSimpson, Alan K.
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Variant(s)Simpson, Al, 1931-
Birth date19310902
Place of birthDenver, Colo.
AffiliationUniversity of Wyoming
University of Wyoming. College of Law
United States. Congress. Senate
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupationLegislators
Found inU.S. immigration policy [SR] p1981: narration (Alan K. Simpson; panelist, US Senator (R-WY)) National Public Radio catalog (Alan K. Simpson)
Gale biog. in context, Sept. 20, 2010 (Alan Kooi Simpson; b. Sept. 2, 1931, Cody, Wyo.; senator from Wyo., 1979-97; JD, U. Wyo., 1958)
Hardy, D.L. Shooting from the lip, c2011: CIP t.p. (Senator Al Simpson)
Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, April 22, 2013 (Simpson, Alan Kooi, 1931- ; Senate service: 1979-1997; party: Republican; Senator from Wyoming; born in Denver, Denver County, Colo., September 2, 1931; attended Cody, Wyo. public schools; graduated, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., 1954; graduated, University of Wyoming Law School 1958; admitted to the Wyoming bar in 1958 and commenced practice in Cody; served in the United States Army, Infantry 1954-1956; assistant attorney general of Wyoming 1958-1959; city attorney, Cody, Wyo.; United States Commissioner 1959-1969; member, Wyoming house of representatives 1964-1977; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, November 7, 1978, for the six-year term commencing January 3, 1979; subsequently appointed by the Governor, January 1, 1979, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Clifford P. Hansen for the term ending January 3, 1979; reelected in 1984 and 1990 and served from January 1, 1979, to January 3, 1997)