A Look Back: The political career of Orrin Hatch

Sen. Orrin Hatch described his disappointment with the Obama administration during the Tea Party Express rally held in the Draper Amphitheatre Sunday evening with Tea Party leaders and Gov. Gary Herbert.
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U. S. Senator Orrin Hatch was given an honorary degrees during the undergraduate ceremony at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Saturday, May 4, 2013.

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Senator Orrin Hatch is interviewed on a local Salt Lake TV news program at the GOP headquarters, Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center right, arrives in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 8, 2012, during a campaign stop fund-raiser and to do a grip-and-grin for Sen. Orrin Hatch.

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Sen. Orrin Hatch and Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1982.

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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch speaks during a Memorial Day celebration at Hogan Park in Woods Cross on Monday May 26, 2014.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, talks to reporters during a press conference in Washington Thursday. Hatch briefed newsmen on the "Employee Bill of Rights Act of 1977", legislation which he introduced which would give employees the right of free choice to engage in or to refrain from collective bargaining. In background is Rep. John Erlenborn, R -Ill, who introduced a similar bill in the house. Credit: The Salt Lake Tribune Library

Senator Orrin Hatch ca. 1976. Credit: The Salt Lake Tribune Library

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Salt Lake City - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issues his statement after Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement. Hatch, speaking before the press at the Little America Hotel on Friday, Apr. 9, 2010, expressed his hope that president Obama would not nominate an liberal, activist judge.

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Brigham Young University hosted the first U.S. Senate debate between longtime incumbent republican Sen. Orrin Hatch (above) and democrat challenger Scott Howell at the BYU Broadcasting Building, Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

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Senator Orrin Hatch speaks to the Utah delegation at a breakfast honoring him ("Omelets with Orrin") at the Hilton Hotel in Tampa, Florida, Monday, August 27, 2012 a day ahead of the Republican National Convention.

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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch with Utah Governor Gary Herbert, left, speak after cutting the ribbon for the ICBM Building, the first commercial building developed at Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park a massive business park being developed on the west side of Hill Air Force Base.

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Orrin Hatch, Nov. 20, 1977.

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Sen. Orrin Hatch described his disappointment with the Obama administration during the Tea Party Express rally held in the Draper Amphitheatre Sunday evening with Tea Party leaders and Gov. Gary Herbert. Stephen Holt/Special to the Tribune Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune U. S. Senator Orrin Hatch was given an honorary degrees during the undergraduate ceremony at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Senator Orrin Hatch is interviewed on a local Salt Lake TV news program at the GOP headquarters, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center right, arrives in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 8, 2012, during a campaign stop fund-raiser and to do a grip-and-grin for Sen. Orrin Hatch. Tribune file photo Sen. Orrin Hatch and Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1982. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch speaks during a Memorial Day celebration at Hogan Park in Woods Cross on Monday May 26, 2014. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, talks to reporters during a press conference in Washington Thursday. Hatch briefed newsmen on the "Employee Bill of Rights Act of 1977", legislation which he introduced which would give employees the right of free choice to engage in or to refrain from collective bargaining. In background is Rep. John Erlenborn, R -Ill, who introduced a similar bill in the house. Credit: The Salt Lake Tribune Library Senator Orrin Hatch ca. 1976. Credit: The Salt Lake Tribune Library Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issues his statement after Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement. Hatch, speaking before the press at the Little America Hotel on Friday, Apr. 9, 2010, expressed his hope that president Obama would not nominate an liberal, activist judge. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Brigham Young University hosted the first U.S. Senate debate between longtime incumbent republican Sen. Orrin Hatch (above) and democrat challenger Scott Howell at the BYU Broadcasting Building, Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Senator Orrin Hatch speaks to the Utah delegation at a breakfast honoring him ("Omelets with Orrin") at the Hilton Hotel in Tampa, Florida, Monday, August 27, 2012 a day ahead of the Republican National Convention. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Senator Orrin Hatch with Utah Governor Gary Herbert, left, speak after cutting the ribbon for the ICBM Building, the first commercial building developed at Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park a massive business park being developed on the west side of Hill Air Force Base. Tribune File Photo Orrin Hatch, Nov. 20, 1977.

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· November 9, 2014 9:54 am

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Each Friday, the Salt Lake Tribune presents historical images in a special series called "A Look Back." This week's installment features photos spanning the career of Sen. Orrin Hatch.

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