Church, Frank

Frank Church was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981. He was a prominent critic of the CIA and the MK-ULTRA program, and played a key role in exposing the agency's abuses. Church was a strong advocate for government transparency and accountability, and was a vocal critic of the intelligence community's secrecy and lack of oversight. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of American intelligence reform.