Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to retire at end of term after 40 years in Senate "Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves," said Hatch in a video posted to his Twitter account.

Hatch's foundation said in the press release that Hatch passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah surrounded by his family.

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The late Sen. Orrin Hatch served as a member of the U.S. Senate for 42 years and was the longest-serving Senator in Utah’s history, according to the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation.

Orrin Hatch was many things, but he’ll be most remembered as a seven-term U.S. senator and Utah’s political godfather, starting or furthering the careers of generations of Republicans.

Former Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday evening in Salt Lake City, surrounded by family, the Hatch Foundation announced in a statement. He was 88.

President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.

FILE - Former Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, arrives before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, for Attorney General nominee William Barr.

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee ...

Hatch faced a tough re-election battle from a conservative candidate in 2012, two years after a tea party wave carried longtime Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett out of office.

Former Utah Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving senator in Utah’s history, died on Saturday, his foundation said. He was 88.

Utah’s largest newspaper slammed Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) in a Christmas Day editorial on Monday, calling on the senior GOP senator to retire. The Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial board named ...