Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander is a U.S. Senator from the State of Tennessee. Alexander won re-election to the Senate in 2008, defeating Democrat Robert D. Tuke. Before becoming Tennessee's senator, Alexander was the state's governor and the U.S. Secretary of Education under George H. W. Bush. The senator is a ranking member of the Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight and Children's Health Protection.Lamar Alexander: Committees

1. Born: July 3, 1940 in Maryville, Tennessee
2. Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University
3. Received a J.D. from New York University
4. Party: Republican
5. Assumed Office: January 7, 2003
6. Won re-election in 2008
7. Spouse: Lesley "Honey" Buhler
8. Began political career as an assistant for Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee
9. Helped found Bright Horizons Family Solutions

• Voted for prohibiting minors to cross state lines in order to get an abortion.
• Voted against reducing oil usage by 40 percent by 2025 instead of 5 percent
• Voted against implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission report
• Voted against redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008

• U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations: Republican members/Lamar Alexander
• U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works: Minority Committee...
• U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration: Republican members
• U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions: Lamar Alexander
  • Subcommittee on Children and Families: Ranking Member: Lamar Alexander
• Wikipedia: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee...
• Tennessee Valley Authority: "Groundbreaking Planned on Construction..." (2005)

• Official Site:
  • "State Student Achievement Contract" (November 6, 2007)
  • "Combat Illegal Logging Act" (November 6, 2007)
  • "Tax Fairness" (November 1, 2007)
  • "Climate Change Legislation" (October 18, 2007)
  • "American Heroes" (October 3, 2007)
  • "A little less pluribus, and a little more unum" (September 24, 2007)
  • "Presidential Primary Reform" (September 19, 2007)

• 1940, July 3: Born

• 1962: Received B.A. Degree from Vanderbilt University

• 1965: Received J.D. Degree from New York University Law School

• 1965-1966: Clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge

• 1967: Worked as a legislative assistant for Senator Howard Baker

• 1969: Married Lesley "Honey" Buhler, also worked for Bryce Harlow, President Nixon's executive assistant

• 1970: Worked as campaign manager for Winfield Dunn

• 1978: Elected governor of Tennessee

• 1979-1987: 45th Governor of Tennessee

• 1985-1986: Chairman of the National Governors Association

• 1987: Helped found Bright Horizons Family Solutions

• 1991-1993: 5th U.S. Secretary of Education

• 2003: Elected to the U.S. Senate

• 2007: Announced intent to seek re-election in 2008

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