Alexander, Lamar, 1940-
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- Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, July 17, 2013:(Alexander, Lamar, Senate years of service: 2003-, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Maryville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1940; B.A., Vanderbilt University 1962; J.D., New York University Law School 1965; governor of Tennessee 1979-1987; chairman of the National Governors Association 1985-1986; U.S. secretary of education 1991-1993; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002; reelected in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Republican Conference (2008-2012))
- The Tennesseans, c1981 (a.e.)CIP galley t.p. (Lamar Alexander)
- His Friends, Japanese and Tennessans, 1986:CIP t.p. (Lamar Alexander) data sht. (b. 7/3/40)
- Tennessee. Task Force on Youth, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse.
- Youth, alcohol & drug abuse, 1985:t.p. (in subtitle: special report to the Governor) p. 1 (Governor Lamar Alexander)
- Tenn. blue book, 1983-1984(Lamar Alexander; elected Governor in 1978; elected again in 1982)
- Information please almanac, 1987(elected to 2nd term to 1987)
- U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on Labor and Human Resources. Nomination, hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources ... 1992:t.p. (Andrew L. Alexander; to be secretary, Department of Education) p. 2 (Lamar Alexander; governor of Tennessee for 8 yrs.; left governor's office in 1987)
- Cong. dir., 1991-1992:p. 841 (Department of Education; Secretary, Lamar Alexander; governor of Tennessee, 1979-87)
Wikipedia description:
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician, academic administrator, and attorney who served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education under President George H. W. Bush, serving from 1991 to 1993. During his tenure at the Department of Education, he supported the implementation of the "America 2000" education reform initiative. Born in Maryville, Tennessee, Alexander graduated from Vanderbilt University and the New York University School of Law. After establishing a legal career in Nashville, Tennessee, Alexander ran for Governor of Tennessee in 1974, but was defeated by Democrat Ray Blanton. Alexander ran for governor again in 1978, and this time defeated his Democratic opponent, Jake Butcher. He won re-election in 1982 and served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 1985 to 1986. Alexander served as the president of the University of Tennessee from 1988 until 1991, when he accepted an appointment as Secretary of Education under President George H. W. Bush. Alexander sought the presidential nomination in the 1996 Republican primaries, but withdrew before the Super Tuesday primaries. He sought the nomination again in the 2000 Republican primaries, but dropped out after a poor showing in the Iowa Straw Poll. In 2002, Alexander was elected to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Fred Thompson. Alexander defeated Congressman Ed Bryant in the Republican primary and Democratic Congressman Bob Clement in the general election. He served as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 2007 to 2012 and as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee from 2015 to 2021. He introduced the Every Student Succeeds Act, which supplanted the No Child Left Behind Act in 2015. On December 17, 2018, Alexander announced that he would not run for a fourth term in the Senate in 2020. Since the passing of Jim Sasser in 2024, Alexander is the oldest surviving U.S. Senator from Tennessee.
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