Orrin Hatch, Longest-Serving GOP Senator in US History, Dies at 88

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) during a ceremonial swearing in inside the old Senate Chamber in Washington, on Dec. 17, 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who was the longest serving senator in U.S. history, has died at the age of 88.

The nonprofit Orrin G. Hatch Foundation announced his death: “Senator Hatch passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by family.”