{"id":27731,"date":"2025-12-23T14:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=27731"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:38:14","slug":"former-u-s-senator-alan-simpson-dies-aged-93-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=27731","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson Dies Aged 93"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Senate-Capitol.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Senate-Capitol.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Senate-Capitol-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Senate-Capitol-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Senate-Capitol-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Senate-Capitol-1536x831.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"866\" data-main-img=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\u00a0Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container\">\n<div id=\"main-content-row\" class=\"tie-row main-content-row\">\n<div class=\"main-content tie-col-md-8 tie-col-xs-12\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson passed away at the age of 93, according to a statement from his family and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>After battling to recover from a broken hip in December, the former Republican senator, who played for Wyoming and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, passed away early Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was an uncommonly generous man. And I mean generous in an absolutely unconditional way. Giving of his time, giving of his energy\u2014and he did it in politics and he did it in the family, forever,\u201d Pete Simpson, his older brother, said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson, a moderate by today\u2019s standards, served three terms as a senator from 1979 to 1997, during which time President Ronald Reagan revitalized the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Simpson was literally the tallest senator in history, standing at six feet seven, until Alabama senator Luther Strange, who is six feet nine, took office in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>As a leading Senate leader at the time, Simpson was instrumental in uniting GOP senators behind the party\u2019s legislative agenda. However, he was more well-known for having sometimes acerbic convictions about his own opinions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Simpson was a deficit hawk who criticized those who depended on government aid and advocated for abortion rights, a moderate stance that helped him lose favor in the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>He decided not to run again in 1995 because he had had enough of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Following his career in politics, Simpson taught media and politics at the University of Wyoming and Harvard University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as6078\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1900550923526529405&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fu-s-senator-simpson-90074%2F&amp;sessionId=80ebf0c8a86e95803a88b81f27a83d08d2fc8d61&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1900550923526529405\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, our state and country mourn the passing of our dear Senator Alan Simpson,\u201d Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no stronger advocate for the needs, industries, and interests of Wyoming. I extend my deepest thoughts and prayers to Al\u2019s family and friends, he will be missed dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWyoming lost one of its most beloved and fiercest champions today,\u201d said Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAl Simpson is known for his devoted lifelong service and unparalleled sense of humor\u2026.While others ran from tough issues, Al embraced the opportunity to solve them. He cherished every fight to do what he thought was right. He was a mentor and a dear friend. Al\u2019s incredible legacy will influence generations to come. My prayers are with his wife Ann, their children Bill, Colin, and Sue, and their entire family,\u201d Barrasso added.<\/p>\n<p>Norman Mineta, the secretary of transportation under President George W. Bush, and Robert Reich, the secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, were among his Democratic allies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div class=\"ai-delayed ai-delayed-12\" data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\" data-code=\"PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iYWktbGF6eSIgZGF0YS1jb2RlPSJQSE5qY21sd2RDQmhjM2x1WXlCcFpEMGlRVlkyTkdKbE1qRTNZekl3WWpFMlpXTTBPV0l3TTJOallqUWlJSFI1Y0dVOUluUmxlSFF2YW1GMllYTmpjbWx3ZENJZ2MzSmpQU0pvZEhSd2N6b3ZMM1JuTVM1MmFXUmpjblZ1WTJndVkyOXRMMkZ3YVM5aFpITmxjblpsY2k5emNIUS9RVlpmVkVGSFNVUTlOalJpWlRJeE4yTXlNR0l4Tm1Wak5EbGlNRE5qWTJJMEprRldYMUJWUWt4SlUwaEZVa2xFUFRZME9EZzROVFF6WXpFeU1tRTFORFExTVRBd1pqbGtPQ0krUEM5elkzSnBjSFErIiBkYXRhLWNsYXNzPSJZMjlrWlMxaWJHOWphdz09Ij48L2Rpdj4K\" data-class=\"Y29kZS1ibG9jaw==\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mineta and Simpson became Boy Scouts after Mineta and his family were interned as Japanese-Americans during World War II at the Heart Mountain War Relocation Center, which is close to Simpson\u2019s hometown of Cody, Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Both raised awareness of the approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans who were interned in camps during the war after leaving politics. According to Mineta, who passed away in 2022, Simpson was once asked what the main distinction was between being a Democrat and a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlan thought about it and he said, \u2018Well, I wear size 15 shoes and he wears a size 8 and a half,\u2019\u201d Mineta replied, according to the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson was \u201cgifted in crossing party lines and building bipartisan consensus,\u201d Colin Simpson, one of his three children and a former Wyoming House speaker, said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDad and Pete have anchored the extended Simpson family for decades with the same love, humor, compassion and dedication their parents did before them,\u201d he said. \u201cDad was a mighty force and with Mom\u2019s steady hand by his side we are so blessed and proud to have been along for the ride of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"read-more-btn\">Read More<\/button><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Getty Images This article may contain commentary which reflects the author&#8217;s opinion. 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