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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Donor	Common Recipients
Paul Singer	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, 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, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi, Michael S McGavick
J Steven Hart	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, R Pat Dewine, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi, Joe Miller, Michael S McGavick
Richard H Kimberly	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Doc Hastings, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi
Bryce L Harlow	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
David Bockorny	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, R Pat Dewine, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
Wayne L Berman	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, McMorris Rodgers American Dream Project
Shawn Smeallie	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Together for Our Majority Political Action Committee (Tompac), Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
Charles R Schwab	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi, Michael S McGavick
Tom C Korologos	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Frank Murkowski, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
Harvey M Meyerhoff	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, Dino Rossi
Edward C Levy Jr	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, 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, R Pat Dewine, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson
Michael Keiser	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, Rodney Dennis Chandler, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Frank Murkowski, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John Koster, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Michael S McGavick
Doyce Boesch	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, National Republican Senatorial Committee, R Pat Dewine, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi
Sam Fox	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, 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, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Michael S McGavick
Larry A Mizel	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, 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, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi, Michael S McGavick
Hazen Marshall	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Pete Domenici V, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi
Dan Meyer	Norm Coleman, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, Dave Reichert, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Greg Walden, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi, Michael S McGavick
Roy Pfautch	John Barrasso, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Blackburn Dunn, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington State Republican Party, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi
Giuseppe Cecchi	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers, Lisa Murkowski, 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, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, Kelly Ayotte, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Ron Johnson, Michael S McGavick
Duane R Roberts	Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Rodney Dennis Chandler, George Nethercutt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Washington State Republican Party, Frank Murkowski, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Dino Rossi

Updated about 3 years ago

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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