Alan K. Simpson

Alan Simpson
Official portrait, c. 1970s
Co-Chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 Serving with Erskine Bowles
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Senate Minority Whip
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Leader	Bob Dole
Preceded by	Alan Cranston
Succeeded by	Wendell Ford
Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Leader	Bob Dole
Preceded by	Ted Stevens
Succeeded by	Alan Cranston
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Clifford Hansen
Succeeded by	Mike Enzi
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Park County
In office January 1965 – November 10, 1977
Personal details
Born	Alan Kooi Simpson (1931-09-02)September 2, 1931 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 14, 2025(2025-03-14) (aged 93) Cody, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Susan Schroll ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	3, including Colin
Relatives	Milward Simpson (father) Pete Simpson (brother)
Education	University of Wyoming (BS, JD)
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1954–1956
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	5th Infantry 2nd Armored Division
Simpson's voice Simpson on the contributions of the Hispanic community to Wyoming Recorded September 16, 1992

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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