Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson Dies Aged 93

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Simpson, a moderate by today’s standards, served three terms as a senator from 1979 to 1997, during which time President Ronald Reagan revitalized the Republican Party.

Simpson was literally the tallest senator in history, standing at six feet seven, until Alabama senator Luther Strange, who is six feet nine, took office in 2017.

As a leading Senate leader at the time, Simpson was instrumental in uniting GOP senators behind the party’s legislative agenda. However, he was more well-known for having sometimes acerbic convictions about his own opinions.

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