Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by
Robin Beard (Redistricting)
Succeeded by
Ed Bryant
Personal details
Born
Donald Kenneth Sundquist
(1936-03-15)March 15, 1936 Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Died
August 27, 2023(2023-08-27) (aged 87) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Martha Swanson
(m. 1959)
Children
3
Education
Augustana College (BA)
Military service
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1957–1963
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Donald Kenneth Sundquist (March 15, 1936 – August 27, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 47th governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. Prior to his governorship, he represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party.[1]
^Georgiana Vines, "Sundquist Wants More 'Civil' and 'Bipartisan' Politics," Knoxville News Sentinel, January 3, 2010; retrieved January 9, 2013.
Donald Kenneth Sundquist (March 15, 1936 – August 27, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 47th governor of Tennessee from...
to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor DonSundquist won re-election, defeating Democratic candidate John Jay Hooker. 1998...
Hartford. The forest was named in honor of former Tennessee governor DonSundquist's wife, Martha. The forest consists primarily of mature mountain and...
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defeated by the Republican nominee, 7th district U.S. Representative DonSundquist, 807,104 votes to 664,252. Bredesen ran for governor of Tennessee again...
disenfranchised from our party." In 1988, Atwater and several friends, including DonSundquist, founded a restaurant named Red Hot & Blue in Arlington, Virginia. The...
in 1981. He rejoined state government in 1996, after former Governor DonSundquist named him District Attorney General in order to fill an unexpired term...
defeated in the Republican primary by Bill Frist. Appointed by Governor DonSundquist, Corker served as Commissioner of Finance and Administration for the...
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football coach (Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos). DonSundquist, 87, American politician, governor of Tennessee (1995–2003), member...
Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission by Tennessee governor DonSundquist, holding that post through 1997. Blackburn was a member of the Tennessee...
2023. "DonSundquist". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 5, 2023. Daughtrey, Larry (January 22, 1995). "State Enters Sundquist Years". The...
term-limited, leaving the governorship an open seat. Republican Congressman DonSundquist was elected Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic nominee Phil...
neighboring Seventh Congressional District. When Seventh District Congressman DonSundquist did not run for re-election in 1994 (choosing instead to wage an ultimately...
November 5, 2002, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. The incumbent, DonSundquist, was term-limited and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee...
effort to preserve the site. In September 2000, Tennessee Governor DonSundquist announced that the construction project would be moved so the fossil...
In office January 8, 1991 – January 13, 2009 Governor Ned McWherter DonSundquist Phil Bredesen Preceded by Ed Murray Succeeded by Kent Williams Member...
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1993. After college, Jenkins was an intern for Republican Congressman DonSundquist. In 1993, Jenkins began working at Salem Radio Network where he served...
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of Public Service Commissioner, led the administration of Governor DonSundquist to move to abolish the office in 1995. The Tennessee General Assembly...
financed by members of the inner circle of unpopular outgoing GOP governor DonSundquist, a fact resented by many grassroots activists, and Hilleary defeated...
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