Slade Gorton

Slade Gorton
United States Senator
from Washington
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byDaniel J. Evans
Succeeded byMaria Cantwell
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byWarren Magnuson
Succeeded byBrock Adams
14th Attorney General of Washington
In office
January 15, 1969 – January 1, 1981
GovernorDaniel J. Evans
Dixy Lee Ray
Preceded byJohn O'Connell
Succeeded byKen Eikenberry
Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 1967 – January 13, 1969
Preceded byJohn L. O'Brien
Succeeded byStewart Bledsoe
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 46th district
In office
January 12, 1959 – January 13, 1969
Preceded byAlfred E. Leland
Succeeded byGeorge W. Scott
Personal details
Born
Thomas Slade Gorton III

(1928-01-08)January 8, 1928
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 2020(2020-08-19) (aged 92)
Clyde Hill, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Sally Clark
(m. 1958; died 2013)
Children3
RelativesNathaniel M. Gorton (brother)
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
 United States Air Force
Years of service1945–1946 (Army)
1953–1956 (Air Force)
1956–1980 (Reserve)
RankColonel
UnitUnited States Air Force Reserve

Thomas Slade Gorton III (January 8, 1928 – August 19, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from Washington. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987, and again from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's U.S. Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice, first in 1986 by Brock Adams and again in 2000 by Maria Cantwell following a recount, becoming the last Republican senator to date for each seat.