Lamar Alexander
American politician
Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician. He was a United States senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. Alexander was conference chair of the Republican Party in the US Senate from 2007 to 2012.
Lamar Alexander | |
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| United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Hagerty |
| 27th Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office December 2007[1] – January 26, 2012 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Jon Kyl |
| Succeeded by | John Thune |
| 5th United States Secretary of Education | |
| In office March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Lauro Cavazos |
| Succeeded by | Richard Riley |
| 45th Governor of Tennessee | |
| In office January 16, 1979 – January 17, 1987 | |
| Lieutenant | John S. Wilder |
| Preceded by | Ray Blanton |
| Succeeded by | Ned McWherter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Lamar Alexander July 3, 1940 Maryville, Tennessee, US |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Honey Buhler (m. 1969)[2] |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University (B.A.) New York University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | President of the University of Tennessee Professor at Harvard Kennedy School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | www |
He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000.
In December 2018, Alexander announced his retirement from the Senate by not running in the 2020 election.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Alexander wins Senate GOP Conference chairmanship - POLITICO Live - POLITICO.com". politico.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ Finding Aid for Governor Lamar Alexander Papers Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, 1991. Retrieved: 3 January 2013.
- ↑ U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander Announces Retirement
Other websites
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Media related to Lamar Alexander at Wikimedia Commons
- Senator Lamar Alexander Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine official US Senate site
- Lamar Alexander for Senate Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile Archived 2008-11-30 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch
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