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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arlen Specter canonical | 4 |
| Arlen Specter (often described as) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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
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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
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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
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arlen Specter (often described as)
subject surface form:
Russell, Kansas