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T. Slade Gorton

T. Slade Gorton served as a senator for Washington (1981-2001).

  • Republican
  • Washington
  • Former
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Role Senator

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Washington

Representing constituents across the Washington delegation.

Service period 1981-2001

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Thomas Slade Gorton, known as T. Slade Gorton, was born on January 8, 1928, and served as a United States Senator from the state of Washington. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Washington in the Senate from January 5, 1981, to January 3, 2001. Over the course of his Senate service, he completed three terms in office.

Gorton’s tenure in the Senate marked him as a significant Republican figure in Washington’s federal delegation during the late twentieth century. Serving as a senator for two decades, he participated in national legislative affairs while representing the interests of his home state. He is recorded as a former officeholder, with his congressional biography tracked under the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress identifier G000333.

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