Orrin Hatch
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| President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate | |
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Assumed office January 6, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Chair of the Senate Finance Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Wyden |
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United States Senator from Utah |
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Assumed office January 3, 1977 Serving with Mike Lee |
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| Preceded by | Frank Moss |
| Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Succeeded by | Arlen Specter |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Leahy |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Chair of the Senate Health Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Harrison A. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kennedy |
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Orrin Grant Hatch March 22, 1934 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Hansen (1957–present) |
| Children | 6 |
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Brigham Young University, Utah (BA) University of Pittsburgh (JD) |
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| Website | Senate website |
Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is an American politician who is the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, since January 2015.
A member of the Republican Party, he serves as the senior United States Senator for Utah. In office since 1977, Hatch is the most senior Republican Senator, the second-most senior Senator overall, after Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who has served since 1975. Having served for 40 years, 66 days, Hatch is the longest-serving Republican Senator in U.S. history.
Hatch served as either the chairman or ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1993 to 2005. He previously served as chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee from 1981 to 1987 and currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
After the Republicans won control of the Senate during the 2014 midterms, Hatch became president pro tempore on January 6, 2015, after the 114th United States Congress was sworn in.
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