Alan Simpson

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Wyoming
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (nominated)
Wyoming's_Distinguished_Citizen_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-09-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Denver,_Colorado,_USA
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Budget_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Finance_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Special_Committee_on_Aging
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Wyoming
gptkbp:gender Male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alan Simpson
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Alan_Simpson,_official_portrait,_112th_Congress.jpg/800px-Alan_Simpson,_official_portrait,_112th_Congress.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_McCain
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkbp:involved Public service
Public speaking
Political commentary
Mentorship of young politicians
Higher education advocacy
Advocacy_for_Social_Security_reform
gptkbp:knownFor Bipartisan cooperation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
American
gptkbp:nickname Al
gptkbp:notableEvent Co-chair_of_the_National_Commission_on_Fiscal_Responsibility_and_Reform
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Simpson-Bowles_Commission
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1978
1997
gptkbp:position U.S._Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Milton_Young
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Jackson,_Wyoming
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ann_Simpson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Craig_Thomas
gptkbp:termEnd 1997-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1979-01-03
gptkbp:website http://www.simpsoninstitute.org