Dennis Hastert

American politician (1942-2026)

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Oct 5
Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican US House speaker, dies at 84
Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who led the chamber from 1999 to 2007 before serving prison time for a hush-money bank scheme, died of natural causes at his Illinois home at age 84.