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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Slade Gorton is the 18,944th most popular politician (down from 18,667th in 2024), the 16,344th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,083rd in 2019) and the 1,311th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Slade Gorton ranks 18,944 out of 19,576. Before him are Miro Kovač, Pat Toomey, Brad Sherman, Ewa Björling, Amira Mohamed Ali, and Jong Song-ok. After him are Fatima Aziz, Mario Mauro, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, Heather Nauert, Ferenc Csipes, and Bujar Osmani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Slade Gorton ranks 600. Before 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 867. Before him are Ruhollah Zam, Khagendra Thapa Magar, Lukman Niode, King Von, Trevor Cherry, and Jole Santelli. After him are Andy Gill, Lina Ben Mhenni, Rudolfo Anaya, Sarah Hegazi, Qasim al-Raymi, and Armelia McQueen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Slade Gorton ranks 16,351 out of 20,380. Before him are Afton Williamson (1984), Tom Mueller (1961), 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Slade Gorton ranks 1,311. Before him are Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935), Morgan Ortagus (1982), 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).

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