JAKE GARN

(Edwin Jacob Garn)


Jake Garn
Jake Garn
  • Born: October 12, 1932
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Pilot, Politician

Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn is an American politician and member of the Republican Party, who served as a United States Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist during NASA mission STS-51-D (April 12–19, 1985).