US EditionFormer 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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Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, congressional overseer of US foreign affairs, has died
Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress, has died.
Former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, a foreign policy power, dies at 94
Former U.S. Representative Lee H. Hamilton, a former Democratic member of Congress from Indiana and a widely respected authority on U.S. foreign policy whose column appeared regularly in The Arab American News for more than a decade, passed away peacefully late Tuesday night at his home in Bloomington, Indiana. He was 94. Over a 34-year congressional career (1965–1999), Hamilton earned a national reputation for moderation, independence and bipar…
The Bakersfield Californian
Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, longtime foreign affairs leader and vice chair of Sept. 11 attack panel, has died
Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, longtime foreign affairs leader and vice chair of Sept. 11 attack panel, has died.
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