Slade Gorton

Born: January 8, 1928, Chicago, Illinois

Education: Dartmouth College, 1950; Columbia University Law School, 1953

Military: U.S. Army, 1945-46; U.S. Air Force officer, 1953-56, reserves, 1956-80, colonel

Married: Sally (Clark), June 28, 1958.

Children: Thomas Slade Gorton IV, Sarah Gorton Nortz, Rebecca Gorton Jack

Political affiliation: Republican

Politics: Washington State House of Representatives 1959-1969; Majority Leader 1967-1969; Washington State Attorney General 1969-1981; United States Senator 1981-87, 1988-2001; 9/11 Commission 2003-2004; Washington State Redistricting Commission 2011