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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.
Feb 23, 2021 · Lamar Alexander vacations in Sydney, Australia, in 1987. “At first my walk embarrassed quite a few establishment Republicans,” Alexander writes in his memoir Six Months Off (William Morrow, 1988).
Lamar Alexander, 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 from 1979 to 1987. Learn more about Alexander’s life and career.
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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 pr.
Aug 18, 2017 · He graduated from Vanderbilt University and then obtained a law degree from New York University Law School. Before his tenure as education secretary, Alexander was governor of Tennessee from 1979 ...
Jan 3, 2021 · A timeline of Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander's career: Walked across the state and won the governor’s race in 1978. Served as governor until 1987. Nissan announced it would build the first ...
Dec 2, 2020 · In farewell address, Lamar Alexander calls for Senate to come together, work better. In his farewell speech to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Lamar Alexander emphasized what he has become known for ...
