Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18, 1923) is a former senior United States Senator from Alaska, who served from December 24, 1968 until January 3, 2009. As the longest continuously serving Republican in the Senate, Stevens served as President pro tempore in the 108th and 109th Congresses, serving from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007, and then held the title President pro tempore emeritus in the 110th Congress, concluding in January 2009. Stevens is the longest-serving Republican Senator in history (Strom Thurmond, who might otherwise have held this title, was a Democrat until 1964) and 7th longest-serving Senator in history. Stevens also held a Senior Senator position for nearly all of his tenure except 10 days. He lost his seat in a close election in 2008 after being convicted of seven felony corruption charges. However, that conviction was effectively vacated after the newly-sworn in administration of Barack Obama found evidence of prosecutorial misconduct.Stevens served... more