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| Affiliation | Republican |
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2017-01-01 |
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| Name | Lamar Alexander |
| Address |
Maryville, Tennessee , United States |
| Email | info@alexanderforsenate.com |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
July 03, 1940
(84 years)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | IndyGeorgia
Dec 02, 2020 09:07pm |
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Caucasian - Married - Presbyterian - Straight -
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| Info | Lamar Alexander was born in Maryville, the son of a kindergarten teacher and an elementary school principal. He is a seventh generation Tennessean.
He chairs the Senate Republican Conference and serves on committees overseeing education, clean air, highways, science, appropriations and the Tennessee Valley Authority. He is the only Tennessean ever popularly elected both governor and U.S. Senator.
Sen. Alexander has been U.S. Education Secretary, University of Tennessee president, and professor at Harvard's School of Government. He chaired the National Governors' Association and President Reagan's Commission on Americans Outdoors. In private life, he helped found the nation's largest provider of worksite day care.
In his campaign for governor, Lamar Alexander walked 1,000 miles across Tennessee in his now famous red and black plaid shirt. Once elected, he helped Tennessee become the third largest auto producer and the first state to pay teachers more for teaching well.
He is a classical and country pianist and the author of seven books, including Six Months Off, the story of his family's life in Australia after he was governor.
Lamar Alexander and Honey Buhler were married in 1969. They have four children and two grandchildren. He is a Presbyterian elder.
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| ENDORSEMENTS |
| TN US Senate - R Primary - Aug 02, 2018 |
R |
Marsha Blackburn |
| Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jan 23, 2018 |
R |
Jerome H. "Jay" Powell |
| US Secretary of Education - Mar 14, 2016 |
D |
John B. King, Jr. |
| TN US President - R Primary - Mar 01, 2016 |
R |
Marco A. Rubio |
| US Attorney General - Apr 23, 2015 |
NPA |
Reject |
| US Secretary of Housing & Urban Development - Jul 09, 2014 |
D |
Julián Castro |
| C.I.A. Director - Mar 07, 2013 |
N |
John O. Brennan |
| WI US Senate - R Primary - Aug 14, 2012 |
R |
Tommy Thompson |
| TN US President - R Primary - Mar 06, 2012 |
R |
Mitt Romney |
| Solicitor General of the United States - Jun 06, 2011 |
D |
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. |
| FL US Senate - R Primary - Aug 24, 2010 |
D |
Charlie Crist |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 05, 2010 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 |
I |
Sonia Sotomayor |
| Solicitor General of the United States - Mar 19, 2009 |
NPA |
Reject |
| US Attorney General - Feb 02, 2009 |
D |
Eric Holder |
| US President - R Primaries - Jun 03, 2008 |
R |
Fred Thompson |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 |
R |
Samuel A. Alito Jr. |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 |
R |
John G. Roberts Jr. |
| TN US President - R Primary - Mar 14, 2000 |
R |
George W. Bush |
| US President - R Primaries - Jul 01, 2000 |
R |
George W. Bush |
| TN Governor - D Primary - Aug 02, 1962 |
D |
Frank G. Clement |
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