Slade Gorton

US Senator from Washington

Slade Gorton, a Washington Republican who in three nonconsecutive terms in the Senate championed his state’s logging, aviation and technology industries and feuded with Native American tribes over fishing rights and sovereignty in the casino age, died on Wednesday August 19 2020 at his daughter Sarah’s home in the Seattle area. He was 92. J. Vander Stoep, who served as Mr. Gorton’s chief of staff in the Senate, said the cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease. A Senator from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 8, 1928; attended public schools in Evanston, Ill.; graduated, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1950, Columbia University Law School, New York City 1953; served in the United States Army 1945-1946, United States Air Force, lieutenant, 1953-1956, United States Air Force Reserve, colonel, 1956-1980; admitted to the Washington State bar in 1953 and commenced practice in Seattle; served in the Washington State house of representatives 1959-1969, majority leader 1967-1969; Washington State attorney general 1969-1981; member, Presidents Consumer Advisory Council 1975-1977; member, Washington State Law and Justice Commission 1969-1980; member, State Criminal Justice Training Commission 1969-1980; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980, and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1987; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1986; resumed the practice of law; elected again as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1988; reelected in 1994 and served from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 2001; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000; member, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (9-11 Commission) 2003-2004. In 1958, he married Sally Jean Clark. She died in 2013. His survivors include their three children, Thomas Gorton, Sarah Nortz and Rebecca Gorton; his brothers, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton and Mike Gorton Sr.; his sister, Mary Jane Gorton; and seven grandchildren.

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James D Dannenbaum	Bob Kerrey, John Barrasso, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John Koster, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, McMorris Rodgers American Dream Project
Augusta Petrone	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John McCain, Dave Reichert, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
T Boone Pickens	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Orrin Hatch, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, McMorris Rodgers American Dream Project
Orrin H Ingram II	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Doc Hastings, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Michael S McGavick
David W Hobbs	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Greg Walden, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte
Keith Lindner	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Washington State Republican Party, R Pat Dewine, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dino Rossi
Bill Paxon	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Washington State Republican Party, Mitt Romney
Dean Rosen	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi
Susan Pence	Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi
Richard DeVos	Norm Coleman, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Washington State Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson
Harold Simmons	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Rodney Dennis Chandler, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl
Susan Hirschmann	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Greg Walden, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Mitt Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson, Dan Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers American Dream Project
Norm Brownstein	Bob Kerrey, John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
Miriam Adelson	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson
Kenneth M Duberstein	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Kelly Ayotte
William E. Timmons Jr.	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, Jon Kyl, Pete Domenici V, Jim Risch
Ken Griffin	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson, Michael S McGavick
Roger W Stone	John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi, Michael S McGavick, Lingle Victory Fund
Robert Rowling	Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Washington State Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
Bill Gates	Bob Kerrey, John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Jon Kyl, Kelly Ayotte

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Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative, Lobbyist
Gender	Male
Birthday	Jan 8 '28
Date of death	Aug 19 '20
Aliases	Thomas Slade Gorton III

Slade Gorton

US Senator from Washington

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