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Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
  • Born: February 12, 1930
  • Died: October 14, 2012
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Arlen Specter was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate for 30 years.