Orrin Hatch was an American attorney, politician, musician and writer who served as a United States senator from Utah between 1977 and 2019, becoming the longest-serving Republican senator in history. A former Mormon bishop, he was consistently recognized as a crusader for conservative values, but often worked across the aisle to pass landmark legislations. He served as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from 1981 to 1987, and also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005. He further chaired the Senate Finance Committee in 2015-2019, and secured the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. In 2015, he became president pro tempore of the Senate after the 114th United States Congress was sworn in.
