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Orrin Hatch's Biography

Deceased

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Full Name:

Orrin G. Hatch

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Elaine; 6 Children: Brent, Marcia, Kimberly, Scott, Alyssa, Jess

Birth Date:

03/22/1934

Birth Place:

Pittsburgh, PA

Home City:

Salt Lake City, UT

Religion:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1962

BA, History, Brigham Young University, 1959

Senator, United States Senate, 1977-2019

Candidate, United States President, 2000

Member, Committee on Committees

Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption

Former Chair, Finance Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Taxation, United States Congress

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Taxation, United States Congress

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States Senate

Member, Republican Policy Committee

Member, Senate Rural Health Caucus

Member, Senate Steel Caucus

Co-Chair, Senate Tanker Caucus

Former Member, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, United States Senate

Attorney, Salt Lake City, 1969-1976

Attorney, Pringle, Bredin, and Martin, 1962-1969

Member, Ballet West

Member, Board of Directors, Holocaust Memorial Museum

High Priest, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Member, Congress of Industrial Organizations, American Federation of Labor

Member, Eliminate Litter and Pollution

Member, Office of Technology Assessment

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1963

Astrological Sign:

Aries

Father's Name:

Jesse Hatch

Father's Occupation:

Metal Lather

First Job:

Singing; Playing the Piano, Violin, and Organ; Christian Music Recording Artist

Mother's Name:

Helen Hatch

Number of Grandchildren:

23

Publications:

Square Peg: Confessions of a Citizen Senator (Basic Books, 2002)

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