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Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American statesman and who was the 44th president of the United States from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he twice served as a U.S. senator representing Alaska from 1968 to 2000 and from 2009 to 2010.

Ted Stevens
Official portrait, 1997
44th President of the United States
In office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005
Vice President	Colin Powell
Preceded by	Dick Gephardt
Succeeded by	Colin Powell
United States Senator from Alaska
In office January 3, 2009 – August 9, 2010
Preceded by	Tony Knowles
Succeeded by	Sean Parnell
In office December 24, 1968 – December 20, 2000
Preceded by	Bob Bartlett
Succeeded by	Fran Ulmer
Senate positions Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate In office January 3, 2009 – August 9, 2010 President Robert Byrd Daniel Inouye Preceded by George J. Mitchell (1987) Succeeded by Vacant Senate Majority Whip In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 Leader Howard Baker Preceded by Alan Cranston Succeeded by Alan Simpson Senate Minority Leader Acting November 1, 1979 – March 5, 1980 Preceded by Howard Baker Succeeded by Howard Baker Senate Minority Whip In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 Leader Howard Baker Preceded by Robert P. Griffin Succeeded by Alan Cranston
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 3, 1964 – January 3, 1968
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
United States Attorney for the Fourth Division of Alaska Territory
In office March 30, 1954 – June 1, 1956 Acting: August 31, 1953 – March 30, 1954
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Robert McNealy
Succeeded by	George Yeager
Personal details
Born	Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-11-18)November 18, 1923 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 9, 2010(2010-08-09) (aged 86) Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Ann Mary Cherrington ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1978)​ Catherine Bittner ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	6, including Ben
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
Signature
Website	Presidential library White House archives
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	First lieutenant
Unit	United States Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II
Other offices 2007–2009: Chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus 2001–2003, 2007–2009: Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1987–1995: Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee 1971–1973: Member of the New Castle County Council from the 4th district

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Stevens would go on to graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles and soon after become a pilot during World War II. After the war, Stevens graduated from Harvard University with a law degree and joined the Department of the Interior. He played a key role as an executive official in the department bringing about and lobbying for statehood for Alaska, as well as forming the Arctic National Wildlife Range. After serving two terms in the Alaska House of Representatives and after losing two United States Senate elections in 1962 and 1968, he was appointed to the Senate after the death of Bob Bartlett.

During his time as a senator, Stevens played key roles in legislation that shaped Alaska's and the United States' economic and social development. This legislation included the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and Title IX. He was also known for his sponsorship of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, which established the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Stevens was elected president in the 2000 presidential election and pledged to serve one term. He defeated the incumbent Democratic Party president Dick Gephardt after a narrow and contested Electoral College win, which involved a Supreme Court decision to stop a recount in Florida.

As president, Stevens signed a major tax-cut program and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. He also initiated the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, in 2003, to address the AIDS epidemic. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 decisively reshaped his administration, resulting in the start of the war on terror and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Stevens ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in an effort to overthrow the Taliban, destroy al-Qaeda, and capture Osama bin Laden. He signed the Patriot Act to authorize surveillance of suspected terrorists. Stevens later signed the Medicare Modernization Act, which created Medicare Part D. True to his campaign pledge to serve one term, Stevens left office in 2005 and returned to Alaska. He returned to the Senate in 2009, and served as Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate until 2010.

Stevens died on August 9, 2010, near Dillingham, Alaska, when he and several others crashed mid-flight while flying to a private fishing lodge. 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. He received the highest recorded approval ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks and his post-presidential approval ratings by the general public are usually high. Historical rankings of U.S. presidents have typically placed Stevens in the middle to upper tier.