Former Sen. Slade Gorton (1928-2020)

Slade Gorton, the only person to be elected to both of Washington's U.S. Senate seats and an icon in state politics for decades, died this morning at 92.

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Wed., Aug. 19, 2020

In this 1986 photo, President Ronald Reagan and Slade Gorton wave to onlookers in Spokane.

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In this Sept. 24, 2007, photo, former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton speaks in Seattle. Gorton, who served three terms as a U.S. senator from Washington State and later served on the 9/11 Commission, has died. He was 92.

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In this Aug. 30, 2006, photo, former Republican Sen. Slade Gorton, center, is introduced at a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate Mike McGavick in Bellevue, Wash. Gorton, who served in the Washington Legislature, and as state attorney general before he became a three-term U.S. senator, has died. He was 92.

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In this May 14, 2004, photo, former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, right, greets Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., on stage in Bellevue, Wash., during an event to kick off Rep. George Nethercutt's, R-Wash., campaign for U.S. Senate. Gorton, who served as a U.S. senator from Washington for three terms, has died. He was 92.

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Senator Slade Gorton chats with Representative George Nethercutt at the start of Bloomsday 2000.

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In this 1997 photo, Senator Slade Gorton smiles after taking a short ride on a combine driven by Lee Druffel during pea harvest four miles north of Colton, Washington.

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In this 1994 photo, Butch Burroughs greats Slade Gorton and George Nethercutt as the two candidates ring doorbells in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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In this 1994 photo, Slade Gorton campaigns in Spokane and meets volunteers and poses for photos.

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In this 2000 photo, "Buster" the salmon, holding a "Dump Slade" sign, is an unwelcome guest at SIRTI when Senator Slade Gorton, right, announces his re-election bid to Spokane supporters.

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In this Oct. 21, 1994 photo, Slade Gorton and Ron Sims separate after shaking hands at the conclusion of the Rotary Club debate at the Davenport Hotel. The two were running for Gorton's senate seat.

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In this 1988 photo, Slade Gorton, left, met Mike Lowry for a debate.

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In this 1988 photo, Slade Gorton, talks with students at Spokane's Rogers High School.

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In this 1986 photo, Mr. and Mrs. Gorton with President Ronald Reagan in Spokane.

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