Orrin Hatch, Republican senator and fixture in Utah politics, dies at 88

Staunch conservative on most economic and social issues also teamed with Democrats several times during long career

Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at 88.

His death was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause.

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Source: The Guardian