LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law - JD (1962)

• Brigham Young University - Bachelor's, history (1959)

Office History

Election Results

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 65.31%

  Republican
  Scott Howell, 29.98%

  Democrat
  Shaun Lynn Mccausland, 3.17%

  Constitution

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 62.36%

  Republican
  Pete Ashdown, 31.06%

  Democrat
  Scott N. Bradley, 3.77%

  Constitution
  Roger I. Price, 1.59%

  Undetermined

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 65.58%

  Republican
  Scott N. Howell, 31.51%

  Democrat
  Carlton Edward Bowen, 1.55%

  Independent American Party
  Jim Dexter, 1.35%

  Libertarian

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 68.80%

  Republican
  Patrick A. Shea, 28.30%

  Democrat
  Craig Oliver, 1.84%

  Independent

• 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 67.13%

  Republican
  Brian H. Moss, 31.74%

  Democrat

• 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 58.28%

  Republican
  Ted Wilson, 41.35%

  Democrat

• 1977 (Nov. 2, 1976 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Orrin Grant Hatch, 55.59%

  Republican
  Frank Edward Moss, 42.89%

  Democrat

Associated Organizations

• Orrin Hatch Presidential Exploratory Committee Inc.

• Hatch Election Committee Inc. (Utah)

• Orrin G. Hatch Foundation

  Chair Emeritus

• Strong Utah

• OrrinPAC

• Utah Families Foundation

Awards

• Distinguished Service Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Jan. 2019)

• Bipartisan Success Award (Bipartisan Policy Center) (Dec. 2018)

• Distinguished Public Service Award (U.S. Air Force) (Dec. 2018)

• Presidential Medal of Freedom (White House) (Nov. 16, 2018)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Legislator of the Year (Security Industry Association) (June 2018)

• Innovator in Health (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) (May 2018)

• Lifetime Achievement in Legislation Award (American Herbal Products Association) (2018)

• Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Legislative Recognition Award (American Ambulance Association) (June 2017)

• Order of the Star of Romania (Government of Romania) (June 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Edward M. Kennedy National Service Lifetime Leadership Award (Voices for National Service) (2015)

• Distinguished Service Award (Voices for National Service) (2009)

• Outstanding Government Service Award (American Medical Association) (1990)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: stamp collecting
  

Publications

• An American, a Mormon, and a Christian: What I Believe (2012)

• Square Peg: Confessions of a Citizen-Senator (2003)

• Higher Laws: Understanding the Doctrines of Christ (1995)

• The Equal Rights Amendment: Myths and Realities (1983)

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

34 trips taken between 2000 - 2016 costing $55,061

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 10/17/2011: Silk scarf and tie set from China ($100.00)
• 9/10/2014: Framed wire art depicting an Indonesian god from Indonesia ($116.00)
• 12/8/2015: Kaizan Yo porcelain plate from Japan ($135.00)
• 4/19/2016: Pair of Baltu Rotas cuff links from Latvia ($135.00)
• 5/17/2016: Moser crystal vase. from Czech Republic ($154.00)

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Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Lobbying group grows into Hatch act

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 29, 2020
  Three longtime aides to retired Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have reunited as lobbyists. read more

• Advocacy group lobbies to reverse DEA classification

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 22, 2016
  An advocacy group wants to (legally) unleash the kratom — a previously legal herbal drug just days away from being banned. read more

• Congress fires shots on Twitterverse

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 6, 2016
  Members of Congress and Hill staffers took to Twitter yesterday to vent after President Barack Obama announced his latest executive order concerning gun regulations. read more

• Final GOP debate of 2015 dominates Congress's Twitter feeds

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 16, 2015
  Not only is he the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump leads the number of Twitter mentions from Hill staffers and members after last night's debate but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is coming on strong. read more

• Trump leads Twitter buzz on Capitol Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 27, 2015
  As billionaire Donald Trump surges in the 2016 presidential polls, Capitol Hill is obsessed, at least as measured by the tweets about him. read more

• Trump gets in, Congress tweets

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 17, 2015
  Real estate mogul and "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump joined the 2016 race Tuesday, stirring mockery and questions from both sides of the aisle. read more

• Obama takes the field, Democrats and Republicans take to Twitter

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 12, 2015
  As Democrats and Republicans competed for the lead in a contest with a historical tie, President Barack Obama dropped by to whip votes to break a different kind of logjam. read more

• Rand Paul takes the floor, colleagues and staff take to Twitter

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on May 21, 2015
  As presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took a physical stand on the Senate floor Wednesday, his colleagues and their staffs took the debate over filibusters, procedure and the NSA online. read more

• Senate Finance staffer takes job with Cato Institute

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 13, 2015
  A professional staff member at the Senate Finance Committee has switched to congressional affairs work for the Cato Institute. read more

• Senate aide-turned-lobbyist signs health industry clients

  Posted by John Sugden on Aug. 14, 2014
  Former Senate Finance Committee aide Dan Todd has put pen to paper on his first contracts as an independent lobbyist. read more

• Posted by Chip Slawson on July 23, 2013
  A former FDA detailee on the Senate Finance Committee under ranking member Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is now a registered lobbyist earning six figures with a major pharmaceutical maker.  read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on May 24, 2013
  A longtime aide to Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has secured his first lobbying client, a non-profit focusing on alternative energy sources, after going into business for himself. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on June 5, 2012
  A current Senate Finance Committee lawyer under Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has been offering free legal counsel to his brother's lobbying firm during his tenure with the committee. read more

• Storm Tips: Senators rake in royalties

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 12, 2009
  Senators may have reputations to some as being inexhaustible windbags but they sure like to write too. read more