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Arlen Specter's Biography

Deceased

Contact Information

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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)

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