Relatives are remembering former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as 'an uncommonly generous man' who was 'gifted in crossing party lines.'

A proud advocate for conservative causes, former senator Alan Simpson had a strong libertarian streak that supported abortion rights and gay equality.

Alan Simpson (R-WY) during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. WASHINGTON, (Reuters) -Alan Simpson, an old school moderate Republican senator who helped craft major U.

Pushing the 1986 immigration reform bill through Congress — his major legislative accomplishment — was like “giving dry birth to a porcupine,” he quipped.

Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines."

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson died Friday, following complications from a broken hip. He was 93 years old. Simpson's death was announced by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a complex of museums and research library in Cody,

Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a moderate blend of conservatism, has died. He was 93.