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Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, Leader of Sept. 11 Panel, Dies
Hamilton served 34 years in Congress and was vice chair of the 9/11 Commission, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his bipartisan leadership and national security contributions.
- On Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Lee Hamilton died at his Bloomington, Indiana home at age 94; his family did not share a cause of death.
- After running in 1964, Lee Hamilton represented Indiana's 9th Congressional District for more than 30 years and served long tenures in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Hamilton's record included service as vice chair of the 9/11 Commission, chairing the Iran‑Contra investigation, and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun ordered flags at half-staff on Wednesday, saying `Indiana mourns the passing of Lee Hamilton, a man whose life embodied integrity, civility, and public service.`
- At Indiana University, Hamilton remained a Distinguished Scholar, co-founded the Hamilton Lugar School and the Center on Representative Government, and is survived by three children and several grandchildren.
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Lee Hamilton, former Indiana congressman and leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies at 94
Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Tuesday.
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Lee H. Hamilton, a deliberative, soft-spoken Indiana Democrat who won bipartisan respect for his integrity and foreign policy expertise during 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, and who later helped steer high-profile inquiries into the 9/11 terrorist attacks…
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