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James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
Oct 8, 2017 · Attorney, U.S. Senator, and Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China James R. Sasser was born in Memphis in 1936, the son of Joseph Ralph and Mary Nell Gray Sasser. He attended the public schools of Nashville and was enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1954-55.
Jim Sasser is currently serving his third term in the United States Senate, representing the state of Tennessee. Senator Sasser is chairman of the powerful Senate Budget Committee.
James R. “Jim” Sasser was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 30, 1936. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, he was awarded a law degree in 1961, admitted to the Tennessee bar, and became active in the Democratic Party; he managed Albert Gore Sr.’s unsuccessful 1970 campaign.
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Senator James Sasser has spent more than a quarter-century in public life, as a Senator from Tennessee and Ambassador of the United States to the People’s Republic of China. During his time in Beijing from 1996 to 1999, he played a pivotal role in strengthening Sino-U.S. relations, developing close working relationships with President Jiang ...
May 14, 2016 · When Jimmy Carter swept the state in 1976, former Gore aide Jim Sasser defeated Brock for the Senate. Sasser was cautious in his first term, concentrating on parochial Tennessee issues.
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Oct 15, 2018 · Sasser began his political career by assisting in Estes Kefauver’s 1960 US Senate campaign. He served as Tennessee Democratic Party chairman from 1973 to 1976. He was elected to the US Senate in 1976 and was twice reelected.
