Arlen Specter

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Arlen Specter was a long-serving United States Senator from Pennsylvania known for his moderate Republican views and influential role on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Arlen Specter canonical 4
Arlen Specter (often described as) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senator
human
lawyer
politician
causeOfDeath non-Hodgkin lymphoma
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-02-12
dateOfDeath 2012-10-14
educatedAt Russell High School
University of Pennsylvania
Yale Law School
endTime 2011-01-03 (term as U.S. Senator)
familyName Specter
fullName Arlen Specter self-link
givenName Arlen
ideology centrist politics
moderate Republicanism
memberOf Senate Committee on Appropriations
surface form: United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
surface form: United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Senate Judiciary Committee
surface form: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRank corporal
notableFor independent voting record
influential role on the Senate Judiciary Committee
key role in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
notableWork co-author of the Warren Commission staff report sections on the single-bullet theory
numberOfChildren 2
occupation attorney
legislator
prosecutor
participatedIn Warren Commission staff work on the assassination of John F. Kennedy
placeOfBirth Wichita, Kansas, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party
Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (2009–2012)

Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (before 1965)

Republican Party
Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (1965–2009)
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Chair of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Chair of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
District Attorney of Philadelphia
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
religion Judaism
represented Pennsylvania
servedIn Korean War
spouse Joan Levy Specter
startTime 1981-01-03 (term as U.S. Senator)
workLocation Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Rockefeller Republican hasNotableFigure Arlen Specter
this entity surface form: Arlen Specter (often described as)
Russell, Kansas, United States childhoodHomeOf Arlen Specter
subject surface form: Russell, Kansas
Arlen Specter fullName Arlen Specter self-link
Girard College notableAlumni Arlen Specter