Lamar Alexander
Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee. He was previously the Conference Chair of the Republican Party from 2007 to 2012, the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush and candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000.
Read more about Lamar Alexander: Early and Personal Life, Political Career, Governor of Tennessee, After Governorship, Senate Career, 2008 Re-election Campaign, Electoral History
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