Theodore F. Stevens
| Ted Stevens | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Robert Byrd |
| President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Leahy (2015) |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 |
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| Leader | Howard Baker |
| Preceded by | Alan Cranston |
| Succeeded by | Alan Simpson |
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Senate Minority Leader Acting |
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In office November 1, 1979 – March 5, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Howard Baker |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Leader | Howard Baker |
| Preceded by | Robert Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cranston |
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United States Senator from Alaska |
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In office December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Begich |
| U.S. Attorney for the Fourth Division of Alaska Territory | |
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In office March 30, 1954 – June 1956 |
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| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Robert McNealy |
| Succeeded by | George Yeager |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Theodore Fulton Stevens November 18, 1923 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 2010 (aged 86) Dillingham, Alaska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Mary Cherrington (1952–1978) Catherine Bittner (1980–2010) |
| Children | 6, including Ben |
| Education |
Oregon State University Montana State University, Bozeman University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
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 United States Army Air Forces
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| Battles/wars | World War II, The Hump |
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was a United States Senator from Alaska, whose tenure extended from December 24, 1968, until January 3, 2009. He was thus the longest serving Republican senator in history at the time he left office; his record was surpassed in January 2017 by Orrin Hatch of Utah. He was President pro tempore in the 108th and 109th Congresses from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007, and the third senator to hold the title of President pro tempore emeritus.
Stevens served for six decades in the American public sector, beginning with his service in World War II. In 1952, his law career took him to Fairbanks, Alaska, where he was appointed U.S. Attorney the following year. In 1956, he returned to Washington D.C. to work in the Eisenhower Interior Department, where he played an important role in bringing about statehood for Alaska. He was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1964 and became House majority leader in his second term. In 1968, Stevens ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but was appointed to Alaska's other Senate seat when it became vacant later that year. As a Senator, Stevens played key roles in legislation that shaped Alaska's economic and social development, including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. He was also known for his sponsorship of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, which resulted in the establishment of the United States Olympic Committee.
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