Alan K. Simpson

Alan Kooi Simpson (September 2, 1931 – March 14, 2025) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming. His dad, Milward L. Simpson, was also a senator (1962–1967), and served as a Wyoming governor (1955–1959).

In 2010, Simpson was appointed by President Obama to co-chair the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democrat co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.

In December 2024, he broke a hip and never fully recovered, and he died at his home in Cody, Wyoming on March 14, 2025, at the age of 93.

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