Arlen Specter

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Duke_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Bar_Association_Medal
gptkb:National_Constitution_Center_Liberty_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1930-02-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas,_USA
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas
gptkbp:born_on February 12, 1930
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sharon_Specter
Stephen Specter
gptkbp:death_date 2012-10-14
gptkbp:died_on October 14, 2012
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arlen Specter
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/ Arlen_ Specter%2 C_official_portrait%2 C_112th_ Congress.jpg/800px-Arlen_ Specter%2 C_official_portrait%2 C_112th_ Congress.jpg
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Arlen_Specter_Health_Care_Reform_Act
gptkb:Arlen_Specter_Cancer_Research_Fund
gptkb:Specter_Amendment
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Senate
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee
District Attorney of Philadelphia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hugh_Scott
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:served_as Senator from Pennsylvania
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1945-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joan_Specter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pat_Toomey
gptkbp:term_end 2011-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1981-01-03
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:lawyer
public servant
member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
member of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works
member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
member of the Senate Appropriations Committee
member of the Senate Committee on Aging
member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services
member of the Senate Committee on Ethics
member of the Senate Committee on Finance
member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
member of the Senate Committee on the Budget
member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
member of the Senate Intelligence Committee
member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Duke_University_School_of_Law
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
the investigation of the 9/11 attacks
the investigation of the Watergate scandal
gptkbp:was_known_for his moderate political stance
gptkbp:website http://www.arlen-specter.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pat_Toomey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4