Arlen Specter
Biography
Arlen Specter was a renowned American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania for 30 years. He initially represented the state as a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 1965, only returning to the Democratic Party in 2009. A key figure in the Warren Commission investigation into John F. Kennedy's assassination, Specter also held positions as District Attorney of Philadelphia and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.