POLITICIAN

Slade Gorton

1928 - 2020

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Thomas Slade Gorton III (January 8, 1928 – August 19, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from Washington. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987, and again from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's U.S. Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice, first in 1986 by Brock Adams and again in 2000 by Maria Cantwell following a recount, becoming the last Republican senator to date for each seat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Slade Gorton is the 18,737th most popular politician (down from 18,702nd in 2019), the 16,128th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,087th in 2019) and the 1,306th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Slade Gorton ranks 18,737 out of 19,576Before him are Zachariah Chandler, Pat Toomey, Brad Sherman, Rohit Sharma, Ewa Björling, and Jong Song-ok. After him are Kristian Thulesen Dahl, Heather Nauert, Ferenc Csipes, Bujar Osmani, Arne Duncan, and Elise Stefanik.

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Among people born in 1928, Slade Gorton ranks 600Before him are Dolphy, J. Hillis Miller, Jimmy Hill, Diane Foster, John Ingle, and Chris Brasher. After him is John Disley. Among people deceased in 2020, Slade Gorton ranks 860Before him are Anele Ngcongca, Julie Bennett, Ruhollah Zam, Khagendra Thapa Magar, King Von, and Trevor Cherry. After him are Andy Gill, Lina Ben Mhenni, Rudolfo Anaya, Sarah Hegazi, Armelia McQueen, and Adam Schlesinger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slade Gorton ranks 16,135 out of 20,380Before him are Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Dustin Brown (1984), Jeremy Wariner (1984), Molly Price (1966), Jesse Carmichael (1979), and Steve Whitmire (1959). After him are Chase Jackson (1994), Terry Hart (1946), Daniel Gafford (1998), Sherman Alexie (1966), Frank Iero (1981), and Inez Milholland (1886).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Slade Gorton ranks 1,306Before him are Tom Cotton (1977), Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935), Conrad Burns (1935), Zachariah Chandler (1813), Pat Toomey (1961), and Brad Sherman (1954). After him are Heather Nauert (1970), Arne Duncan (1964), Elise Stefanik (1984), Danica Roem (1984), Bob Barr (1948), and Eva Bowring (1892).