Deceased
Full Name:
Arlen Specter
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Joan; 2 Children: Shanin, Stephen
Birth Date:
02/12/1930
Birth Place:
Wichita, KS
Home City:
Philadephia, PA
Religion:
Jewish
LLB, Yale Law School, 1956
BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, 1951
Assistant District Attorney, City of Philadelphia
Candidate, United States Senate, 2010
Senator, United States Senate, 1980-2010
Candidate, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1967
Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965
Experience, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus
Member, Pennsylvania State Planning Board
Experience, Senate Centrist Coalition
Experience, Senate Rural Health Caucus
Chair, Senate Steel Caucus
Experience, Senate Textile Committee
Experience, Senate Wednesday Group
Member, White House Conference on Youth
Attorney, 1974-1980
Assistant Counsel, Warren Commission Investigation, 1964
Attorney, Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers and Rhoads Law Firm, 1955-1956
First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1951-1953
No organizational membership information on file.
Astrological Sign:
Aquarius
Awards:
-Distinguished Community Health Champion, The National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., 2005
-Hero of Taxpayer Award, Americans for Tax Reform 2004
Names of Grandchildren:
Silvi, Perri, Lilli, and Hatti.
Number of Grandchildren:
4
Publications:
With Charles Robbins, Passion for Truth: From Finding JFK's Single Bullet to Questioning Anita Hill to Impeaching Clinton (William Morrow, 2000)