Arlen Specter

Arlen Specter (12 Februar 1930 – 14 October 2012) wis a senator frae Americae. He wis senator o Pennsylvanie frae 1981 tae 2011.

Arlen Specter
Unitit States Senator frae Pennsylvania
In office 3 January 1981 – 3 January 2011
Precedit bi	Richard Schweiker
Succeedit bi	Pat Toomey
Chairman o the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
In office 3 January 1995 – 3 Januar 1997
Precedit bi	Dennis DeConcini
Succeedit bi	Richard Shelby
Chairman o the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
In office 3 Januar 1997 – 3 Januar 2001
Precedit bi	Alan Simpson
Succeedit bi	Jay Rockefeller
In office 20 Januar – 6 Juin 2001
Precedit bi	Jay Rockefeller
Succeedit bi	Jay Rockefeller
In office 3 Januar 2003 – 3 Januar 2005
Precedit bi	Jay Rockefeller
Succeedit bi	Larry Craig
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
In office 3 Januar 2005 – 3 Januar 2007
Precedit bi	Orrin Hatch
Succeedit bi	Patrick Leahy
19t Destrict Attorney o Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In office 3 Januar 1966 – 7 Januar 1974
Precedit bi	James Crumlish
Succeedit bi	Emmitt Fitzpatrick
Personal details
Born	12 Februar 1930(1930-02-12) Wichita, Kansas
Dee'd	14 October 2012(2012-10-14) (aged 82) Philadelphia, Pennsylvanie
Poleetical pairty	Democratic (1951–1965,[1] April 28, 2009–October 14, 2012) Republican (1966 – 28 Aprile 2009)
Spoose(s)	Joan Specter
Residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvanie
Alma mater	Varsity o Pennsylvanie (B.S.) Yale Varsity (J.D.)
Thrift	Attorney
Committees	Appropriations, Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Special Committee on Agein
Religion	Judaism
Signatur
Militar service
Service/brainch	United States Air Force
Years o service	1951–1953
Rank	First Lieutenant