08-20-2020, 12:58 PM
Thomas Slade Gorton III (January 8, 1928 – August 19, 2020) was an American politician. A Republican, he was a U.S. Senator from Washington state from 1981 to 1987, then from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for re-election twice as an incumbent: in 1986 by Brock Adams, and in 2000 by Maria Cantwell following a recount. As of 2020, he is the last Republican U.S. senator from Washington.
In 2002, Gorton became a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (popularly known as the "9/11 Commission") and the commission issued its final report in 2004. [10]
In 2005, Gorton became the Chairman of the center-right Constitutional Law PAC, a political action committee formed to help elect candidates to the Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Gorton was an Advisory Board member for the Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy. Gorton also served as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center.[11]
Gorton served on the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, which is a museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution.[12]
Gorton represented the city of Seattle in a lawsuit against Clay Bennett to prevent the relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics basketball franchise, in accordance to a contract that would keep the team in KeyArena until 2010. The city reached a settlement with Bennett, allowing him to move the team to Oklahoma City for $45 million with the possibility for another $30 million.[13]
In 2010, the National Bureau of Asian Research founded the Slade Gorton International Policy Center. The Gorton Center is a policy research center, with three focus areas: policy research, fellowship and internship programs, and the Gorton History Program (archives).[14] In 2013 the Gorton Center was the secretariat for the ‘Commission on The Theft of American Intellectual Property’, in which Gorton was a commissioner.[15] Gorton is also a Counselor at the National Bureau of Asian Research.[16]
In 2012, Gorton was appointed to the board of directors of Clearwire, a wireless data services provider.[17]
Gorton was a member of the board of the Discovery Institute, notable for its advocacy of intelligent design.
Gorton was also of counsel at K&L Gates LLP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade_Gorton
In 2002, Gorton became a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (popularly known as the "9/11 Commission") and the commission issued its final report in 2004. [10]
In 2005, Gorton became the Chairman of the center-right Constitutional Law PAC, a political action committee formed to help elect candidates to the Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Gorton was an Advisory Board member for the Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy. Gorton also served as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center.[11]
Gorton served on the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, which is a museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution.[12]
Gorton represented the city of Seattle in a lawsuit against Clay Bennett to prevent the relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics basketball franchise, in accordance to a contract that would keep the team in KeyArena until 2010. The city reached a settlement with Bennett, allowing him to move the team to Oklahoma City for $45 million with the possibility for another $30 million.[13]
In 2010, the National Bureau of Asian Research founded the Slade Gorton International Policy Center. The Gorton Center is a policy research center, with three focus areas: policy research, fellowship and internship programs, and the Gorton History Program (archives).[14] In 2013 the Gorton Center was the secretariat for the ‘Commission on The Theft of American Intellectual Property’, in which Gorton was a commissioner.[15] Gorton is also a Counselor at the National Bureau of Asian Research.[16]
In 2012, Gorton was appointed to the board of directors of Clearwire, a wireless data services provider.[17]
Gorton was a member of the board of the Discovery Institute, notable for its advocacy of intelligent design.
Gorton was also of counsel at K&L Gates LLP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade_Gorton
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