[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 149 (Saturday, August 22, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE SLADE GORTON

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                            HON. RICK LARSEN

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, August 22, 2020

  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the life 
and public service of Senator Thomas Slade Gorton III. Senator Gorton 
passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. He was 92 years old. Before 
entering public office, Senator Gorton served his country in the United 
States Army and Air Force and later enlisted in the Air Force Reserves. 
He then served his state of Washington as State House Majority Leader, 
Attorney General and for three terms as a United States Senator.
  After leaving office in 2000, Senator Gorton stayed active in public 
life. He served on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
the United States as well as the 2011 Washington State Redistricting 
Commission. Slade Gorton will be remembered for always placing his 
state and country first. As Washington's Attorney General, he broke 
with his party to call for the resignation of President Nixon. In the 
Senate, he again showed his independence by supporting the Equal Rights 
Amendment and women's reproductive freedom.
  On the Armed Services Committee, he drew from his many years in 
uniform. As a diehard baseball fan, he worked hard to bring the 
Mariners to Seattle and ensure they stayed there. At every level of 
public service, Slade Gorton earned a reputation for bipartisanship, 
fairness and respectfulness. I join all Washingtonians in sharing my 
condolences and appreciation with Senator Gorton's family.

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