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Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left office.
1972 – Wins his first full term in 1972. 1972 – Named to the Senate Appropriations Committee; co-sponsors Title IX legislation banning sex-based discrimination in federally funded educational institutions; worked to create the Alaska bypass mail system.
Stevens won his first full term in 1972, and in subsequent elections was retained by wide margins. He won his sixth full term in 2002 with 78 percent of the vote.
Aug 11, 2010 · He was elected to fill the last two years of the term in 1970 and easily won re-election until his defeat in 2008. Republicans made him their Senate whip in 1977, though he was defeated in a...
May 13, 2016 · In 1944 the rookie aviator received his wings and was ordered to the China theater, where he piloted cargo planes, a contribution to America's victory for which he subsequently was awarded the...
Aug 10, 2010 · Alaskans chose in 1970 to let Stevens complete Bartlett's term, then re-elected him with 77 percent of the vote in 1972.
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In his 40 years as senator, Stevens earned a reputation as a powerful advocate for Alaskan industry. In 1971 he helped to draft the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act , which enabled construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (completed 1977).
