Longtime Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch dies at 88

Former Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican who served 42 years in Congress, has died at the age of 88, his foundation announced Saturday.

Hatch, the longest-serving senator in Utah’s history, died at 5:30 p.m. local time Saturday surrounded by family in Salt Lake City. The foundation, which the senator launched in early 2019 as he retired from his seat, declined to provide a cause of death. The group’s press release also said that funeral arrangements would be forthcoming.