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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 ...
May 8, 2024 · 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).
Feb 23, 2021 · Like the red-and-black plaid shirts that became his trademark, Lamar Alexander, BA’62, is a study in contrasts. He is an ambitious former Tennessee governor who twice ran for president, but he ...
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Dec 2, 2020 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee political legend who forged a productive path as a Senate institutionalist after tours as governor and Cabinet secretary, said goodbye to the chamber on Wednesday, advising his colleagues to seek broadly backed, durable solutions to the nation’s problems rather than succumb to easy ...
Jan 3, 2021 · POLITICS. TIMELINE: In a lifetime of service, Tennesseeans were always front and center for Lamar Alexander. Tyler Whetstone. Knoxville News Sentinel. 0:05. 1:38. A timeline of Tennessee Sen....
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Dec 4, 2020 · Lamar stands firm in his last days in the Senate. The retiring Tennessee Republican sounds off on his opposition to Trump’s Fed nominee and the state of the GOP. Unlike some other retiring...
Dec 2, 2020 · Knoxville News Sentinel. 0:00. 5:11. In his farewell speech to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Lamar Alexander emphasized what he has become known for in his time in the nation's capital: his...