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Former US Senator Orrin Hatch dead at 88
Orrin Hatch served in the chamber for 42 years, from 1977 to 2019. He died in Salt Lake City on Saturday at the age of 88. The Hatch Foundation confirmed his death in a release, which did not include a…
Doug Ericksen, Washington State Senator, is dead battling COVID-19
Doug Ericksen’s death Friday came weeks after he said he had tested positive for the coronavirus while in El Salvador, though his cause of death wasn’t immediately released. The state Senate Republican Caucus confirmed his passing Saturday but did not say…
Senator Bob Dole, presidential candidate dead at 98
Bob Dole was born Robert Joseph Dole on July 22, 1923. He was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. Before his 27 years in the Senate, Bob Dole served…
Judith Keating, Canadian New Brunswick Senator ‘tireless advocate,’ has died at 64
Judith Keating was a lawyer and constitutional expert who spent several decades as a senior civil servant in New Brunswick, including as a legal adviser to the premier. She was also the first woman to be the deputy minister of…
US Senator Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dead at 91
Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the Title IX federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91. Bayh was surrounded by family at his home in Easton, Maryland…
Swanston Carbon former senator and deputy speaker in the Dominica Freedom Party Died
Swanston Carbon, the former senator and deputy speaker in the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) Administration has died. Carbon passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday where he recently underwent surgery. Johnson Boston, the General Secretary of the DFP…
Remembering Ethel Kennedy: A Legacy of Compassion
Joe Lieberman: A Statesman and Visionary Leader Dead at 82
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Joe Lieberman, a beloved and respected figure in American politics. Born on February 24, 1942, in Stamford, Connecticut, Lieberman dedicated his life to public service and impacted our nation as a longtime…
Harry Reid, former U.S. Senate majority leader and Democratic kingmaker, dead at 82
The late U.S. senator Harry Reid, who rose from abject poverty in rural Nevada to become one of the most influential state and national leaders, died at home on Tuesday after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Harry Reid was…
Edward Registe, a Minister in Dominica’s Government dead at age 50
Edward Registe died on Wednesday, August 1; news reports out of Dominica stated he died due to a heart attack. He was only 50. Registe was best known as a social worker before entering politics. He was first appointed in…
Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale, under President Jimmy Carter dead 93
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won,…