Lamar Alexander: American politician
Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr.
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 – 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) |
| 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.
References
Other websites
Media related to Lamar Alexander at Wiki Commons
- Senator Lamar Alexander Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine official US Senate site
- Lamar Alexander for Senate
- Profile Archived 2008-11-30 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch
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