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Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993, where he helped with the implementation of Education 2000.
May 8, 2024 · United States Senate (2003-), United States. Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940, Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and began representing Tennessee the following year. He previously served as governor of the state (1979–87).
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Lamar Alexanderis born in Maryville, Tennessee, to an elementary school principal and a preschool teacher. Alexander is a seventh-generation East Tennessean.
Sets a record at Vanderbilt University as a member of the 440-yard relay team. He is now a member of the Vanderbilt Athletic Hall of Fame.
Becomes messenger and law clerk to Judge John Minor Wisdom of the 5th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals
Serves as Tennessee governor. Among his accomplishments, he helped bring the auto industry to the state, recruiting Nissan and Saturn. Also, Tennessee became the first state to pay teachers more for teaching well.
Co-founds Corporate Child Care Inc. It later merged with Bright Horizons Inc., becoming the world's largest provider of worksite day care.
Becomes the first recipient of the James Madison Award, given by U.S. governors to recognize Alexander's work to fix the No Child Left Behind education law
Is re-elected to the U.S. Senate after defeating Gordon Ball. His accomplishments in his time as senator include sponsoring the Every Student Succeeds Act and the 21st Century Cures Act. He also been a principal sponsor of bills reforming student loans, modernizing how songwriters are paid and funding the National Park Service maintenance backlog.
Authors the Opioid Crisis Response Act, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls "landmark legislation."
Announces that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate Source: www.alexander.senate.gov ALEXANDER'S FUTURE:Tennessee US Sen. Lamar Alexander will not seek re-election in 2020 Twitter reacts:Sen. Lamar Alexander says he won't run for re-election
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Dec 2, 2020 · Retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander called for more effective leadership from the Senate, where he served for 18 years. Here's the perfect Father's Day gift for Tennessee football fan in your life
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Nov 27, 2020 · Lamar Alexander's grandfather gave him that advice. Over the course of his life, the 80-year-old Maryville native and Tennessee senator has shared it with others and tried to follow it himself.
- John North
S.1895 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Lower Health Care Costs Act Sponsor: Alexander, Lamar [Sen.-R-TN] (Introduced 06/19/2019) Cosponsors: ( 2 ) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 07/08/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.
May 21, 2024 · Missed Votes. From Jan 2003 to Jan 2021, Alexander missed 301 of 5,636 roll call votes, which is 5.3%. This is much worse than the median of 1.8% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Jan 2021. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
