--- title: "3 Ted Stevens Quotes - Famous Politician (Classroom Rookie)" description: "Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. Browse 3 Ted Stevens quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-ted-stevens-89261.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ted Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-ted-stevens-89261.jpg) # Ted Stevens (1923–2010) Politician United States **3** quotes in **55** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ted Stevens was a politician from the United States, best known for *Classroom Rookie*. ## Quick Facts About Ted Stevens Born November 18, 1923 Died August 9, 2010 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Classroom Rookie ## About Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving Republican senator in history at the time he left office. He was the president pro tempore of the United States Senate in the 108th and 109th Congresses from 2003 to 2007, and was the third U.S. Senator to hold the title of president pro tempore emeritus. He was previously solicitor of the Interior Department from 1960 to 1961. Stevens has been described as one of the most powerful members of Congress and as the most powerful member of Congress from the Northwestern United States. ## Awards & Honors Air Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Dank Medal Silver Olympic Order James Madison Award ## Quotes by Ted Stevens > [I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-stevens/i-was-in-the-boy-scouts-for-about-four-years-until-my-troop-disbanded/) [Ted Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-stevens/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/ted-stevens-74906_about_i-was-in-the-boy-scouts-for-about-four-y_345934.jpg) > [What we have, however, is an issue that has tremendous impact here at home, and we believe that Americans are starting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-stevens/what-we-have-however-is-an-issue-that-has-tremendous-impact-here-at/) [Ted Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-stevens/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/ted-stevens-74906_american_what-we-have-however-is-an-issue-that-ha_1354400.jpg) > [I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-stevens/i-am-guilty-of-asking-the-senate-for-pork-and-proud-of-the-senate-for/) [Ted Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-stevens/) [Am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/am/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/ted-stevens-74906_am_i-am-guilty-of-asking-the-senate-for-por_2472169.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-stevens/#itemlist", "name": "Ted Stevens Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. 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