Alan K. Simpson

Alan K. Simpson

University of Wyoming

Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1962–1967) and a former Wyoming governor (1955–1959) as well. Simpson was appointed in 2010 to co-chair President Barack H. Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democratic co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.

Read more about Alan K. Simpson:  Early Life, Run-ins With The Law, Wyoming House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, After Congressional Service, In Popular Culture, Works

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